In Louvain, a small Flemish town located 30 kilometres east of Brussels, one of Europe’s oldest universities carries a history shaped by faith, community tensions and the upheavals of the 20th century.

Tensions arose as the university’s traditionally dominant French-speaking community faced growing challenges from the Flemish grassroots movement. This eventually led to the 1968 split, which gave rise to the French-speaking University of Louvain-la-Neuve from 1976 onwards.

Rather than focusing solely on why the separation took place, this documentary explores how key figures from both universities are seeking to overcome the weight of history in the name of their shared faith.