On a Day in September (Ein Tag Im September) is a new example of a German production entirely relocated to Belgium, even though the story takes place… in France!
Lead produced by Network Movie for ZDF and ARTE in co-production with Beside Productions and with the support of Wallimage, On a Day in September is directed by Kaï Wessel and stars Burghart Klaussner as Konrad Adenauer, Jean-Yves Bertheloot as Charles de Gaulle and Hélène Alexandridis as Yvonne de Gaulle.
On a Day in September is a period TV movie centered around De Gaulle and Adenauer’s private meeting in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, France in 1958, marking a key milestone in the post-war France-Germany friendship and European construction.

Overall, On a Day in September represented:
✔️ 22 Belgian shooting days (making up 100% of the total shoot)
✔️ 10 shooting locations across Wallonia
✔️ A full Belgian crew including all HoDs (apart from German Director & DOP)
✔️ Belgium doubling for rural 1960's France
✔️ French and Belgian cast
✔️ Belgian Postproduction including VFX

To be broadcast on Arte and ZDF in September 2025, On a Day in September took home two Golden Nymphs at the prestigious 64^th Monte-Carlo Television Festival:
🥇 Best Film
🥇 Best Actress for Hélène Alexandridis

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