Worth the trip
I came over to Belgium from England especially to see "Windkracht 10 - Koksijde Rescue" as was not disappointed. Excellent scenario, wonderful photography - particularly aerial shots and those of the helicopters. The film concentrates on the 2 main characters, Alex Breynaert (Veerle Baetens) and Rick Symons (Kevin Janssens) and their relationship with each other.
As to it's likeness to the VRT television series - the film is set in the current time (2006) so the actors who were in the TV series and in the film have aged correctly - particularly Flight Commander Mark Van Houte (Koen de Bouw) who has 'matured' to the responsible senior officer you would expect.
There are some other actors in the film who were in the TV series (Ludo Busschots, Vic De Wachter and Warre Borgmans) but it was a shame not to see Andrea Croonenberghs or Hilde Heijnen (Big fan!) in the film.
Obviously, the interior set used for the film is different to the TV series (?? the real Koksijde air base buildings ??) But all in all a good reproduction. There are also similarities in the 'missions' during the film to those in the TV series.
The only criticism I would make is that much of the film seems to have been shot with some sort of yellow filter giving some parts of the film a 'gloomy' feel.
I look forward to the DVD!