When gruff, unsuspecting Belgian car dealer Yvan comes back from work one evening, his home has been ransacked and a series of clues indicate that the burglar is still on the premises. Yvan lumbers through the rooms of his house armed only with a flimsy hockey stick, seeking the intruder’s whereabouts. Where could someone stay to be out of sight? How about under the bed! Yvan waits until late into the night to flush his mysterious visitor out of hiding, eventually dozing off in his watchman’s chair. Eldorado’s suspenseful, absurdist plot thickens when Yvan finally catches his nemesis in a hilarious confrontation and meets Elie, the skittish young heroin addict who has tried to rob him. The two form an unlikely duo and set out together in Yvan’s vintage Chevrolet to bring Elie back to his parents, encountering an outlandish cast of characters over the course of their road trip. Beautifully photographed by Jean-Paul de Zaetijd, the film makes excellent use of wide vistas, subtle colors and strong visual compositions. Eldorado was written and directed with intelligence and a wonderfully modern, absurdist sense of humor by its star actor.