Martin go home
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All kinds of enigmatic types are hanging around the airport arrivals hall; opening shots as in a thriller. Then the film-maker’s brother Martin arrives and the film turns out to be a real home movie. Paul Cohen ‘plays’ film-maker and the absence of pretence gives Martin Go Home appeal despite its small scale.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 1983
- Festival edition
- IFFR 1994
- Length
- 15'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
- Language
- Dutch
- Premiere status
- World premiere
- Director
- Paul Cohen
- Screenplay
- Paul Cohen
- Cinematography
- Paul Cohen
- Editing
- Paul Cohen