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    Just realised two cult classics in Belgium have the same name… in English
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    Just realised two cult classics in Belgium have the same name… in English


    The brutally dark movie “It Happened Near You” is called “Man bites dog” in English

    The equally brutal in it’s honestly Flemish Tv series “Man bijt hond” is also called “Man bites dog” in English

    There must be a story here…

    Movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_Bites_Dog_(film) )

    Serie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bijt_hond

    Just realised two cult classics in Belgium have the same name… in English
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    1. mighij on

      “C’est arrivé prêt de chez vous” was a subsection for trivial local news in a Belgian newspaper.

      “Man Bites Dog” kinda means the opposite and is how media doubles down on the exceptions, because they are news worthy compared to the every day occurrence of a dog biting a man.

      The expression was already largely known to journalists so it’s not a surprise they ended up with Man Bijt Hond for a tvshow about daily life in all it’s facets.