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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A Belgian film from 2007 about a teenager with Asperger Syndrome who has some difficulties dealing with the world and is tormented by his classmates. He seeks solace in an MMORPG, ArchLord, where he has a friend, Scarlite. After a particularly nasty bit of bullying, Ben considers suicide.While not a darling of Dutch-language critics, the film did please the public, won some international prizes, and was the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar (it did not get a nomination).The film was written and directed by Nic Balthazar, a Belgian presenter. It's based on a book and play, Niets was alles wat hij zei, also written by Nic Balthazar. It was based on the story of a Belgian teenager with Aspergers.Not to be confused with Ben 10
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 Headphones Equal Isolation
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 Headphones Equal Isolation: Ben uses an iPod with loud music to drown out the noises in the street and to keep people from talking to him.
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 The Bully
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 The Bully: The bullies, in this case — Bogaert and Desmet.
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 Awesome, but Impractical
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 Awesome, but Impractical: Arguably, the 'death cross' that Ben constructs later on in the movie. Hint: It doesn't exactly work
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 Suicidal "Gotcha!"
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 It's also subverted/played with slightly in the ending
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 Epunymous Title: See Meaningful Rename.
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 Driven to Suicide
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 Driven to Suicide: He considers this, as the summary might imply. Near the end of the film it's revealed that Ben's got suicide-related books and other end-your-life paraphernalia. It's also subverted/played with slightly in the ending
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 From Bad to Worse
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 From Bad to Worse
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 Comic-Book Adaptation
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 Comic-Book Adaptation: A graphic novel by NDurie.
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 Based on a True Story
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 Based on a True Story: The book was based on the story of a Belgian teenager with ASD unlike Ben, this lad's suicide attempt succeeded.
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 Adults Are Useless
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 Adults Are Useless: Played with. Various adults speculate about how there was nothing they could do about Ben although Ben's parents help him with his faked suicide attempt
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 The Film of the Book
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 The Film of the Book
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 Gamer Chick
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 Gamer Chick: Scarlite.
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