King of the Belgians is a 2016 mockumentary comedy film produced, written and directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth.

It premiered in the Horizons section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival.

[4] Its sequel, The Barefoot Emperor, premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival.

[5] While Nicolas III, King of the Belgians, is doing an official visit to Istanbul, breaking news arrives: Wallonia just declared its independence and so Belgium doesn't exist anymore.

In order to face the political crisis, Nicolas III decides to quickly come back home, but due to a geomagnetic storm all the flights are blocked.