Lukaku’s School

The st guido institute in brussels is attended by pupils from more than 75 different nationalities. Football club rsc anderlecht sends its purple talents there: thanks to a flexible school curriculum, a number of promising young players are able to combine an intensive football education with a custom-tailored study plan. One of the most well-known pupils is undoubtedly romelu lukaku. ‘de school van lukaku’ is an authentic series in which lukaku and other youngsters give us a frank and honest insight into their world. In candid webcam conversations and often confronting class discussions, they talk freely about friendship, love, sexuality, faith and religion, safety and criminality, as well as their own future.

‘de school van lukaku’ is recognisable and surprising. Recognisable from our own school days and because the programme mirrors the dreams and ambitions we once had. Surprising because it paints a confronting picture of what may be the lost generation but certainly the next generation. Young people on the cusp of adulthood, with the classroom as a rehearsal studio for real life.