Harry Gruyaert grew up in a strict Catholic family in Flanders. His father, who works at Agfa Gevaert, thinks becoming a photographer would be sinful. And so Harry decides to leave home and travel. Stifled by his gray, oppressive background, a new world full of artists, writers and freedom suddenly opens up. Driven by a love-hate relationship with his homeland and the irresistible urge to become a photographer, Harry Gruyaert becomes the European pioneer of color photography. Director Gerrit Messiaen succeeds in letting a man who communicates with images tell his story with words. Through the lens of DOP and photographer Jimmy Kets we see the colors appear in Gruyaert’s world. The beautiful dreamy soundtrack of Tuur Florizoone is the perfect finish.