The prize-winning short film by Ellen Blom -who was given a Golden Calf for the Best Short Film at the last Nederlands Filmfestival -is based on two individual drawings by Peter van Straaten. The unhappy and clumsy adolescents of Van Straaten come to life and come together in an unusual way in a tragi-comic story with a surprising plot.
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Vet!
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Stop!
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De man in de linnenkast
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Sale
During the sales in IKEA, a woman, accompanied by her husband and two children, is suddenly gripped by the enormous desolation of her life. Then… -
Jigsaw
When an elderly single woman does a jigsaw puzzle in the evening, strange things happen. With each piece she puts down, something seems to be… -
Long Distance
A little girl waits with her mother for her father to come home. They don’t know he has had a serious car accident on his… -
Beet
In this short film without dialogue, 16-year-old Sjoerd is stuck on a campsite with his parents and sister against his will. His aversion however changes…
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2003
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2004
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
