De zeventienjarige Ben (Greg Timmermans) duikt in zijn eigen kamer weg in de wereld van de online roleplaying games. Ben lijdt aan het syndroom van Asperger, een vorm van autisme en wordt op school gepest omdat niemand hem begrijpt. Online ontmoet hij regelmatig de mysterieuze Scarlite. Als de pesterijen een triest dieptepunt bereiken kruipt Ben steeds verder terug in zijn schulp. Zijn moeder had al moeite hem te begrijpen maar kan nu helemaal niet tot haar zoon door dringen. Als Scarlite vermoedt dat haar cybervriend in de problemen zit probeert ze wanhopig contact met hem te zoeken maar de vraag is of ze elkaar ooit zullen ontmoeten.
Seventeen-year old Ben (Greg Timmermans) has his own world – role-playing games online. He suffers from Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism and very often bullied at school because no one understands him which is viciously making his life a living hell. His mother seems not capable of understanding him but cannot help him until he asks for it. Online, he regularly meets the mysterious Scarlite but when she suspects that her cyber friend is in a lot of trouble, she desperately tries to contact him and meet each other for real.
BEN X is a well made, superbly acted piece with an emotionally engaging script and an important message. It is for every human to watch and feel. A highly recommendable film from Belgium and the Netherlands based on a true story...
(In DUTCH with ENGLISH subtitles)
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