Sea of Silence
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| Directed by | Stijn Coninx |
| Screenplay by | Jacqueline Epskamp |
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| Cinematography | Walther Vanden Ende |
| Edited by | Ludo Troch |
| Music by | Henny Vrienten |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures[1] |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
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| Language | Dutch |
Sea of Silence (Dutch: Verder dan de maan) is a 2003 Dutch-language drama film directed by Stijn Coninx, starring Johanna ter Steege, Huub Stapel and Neeltje de Vree.[2]
The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on 29 October in Belgium and 27 November in the Netherlands. It received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure, only attracting 1,811 attendances in the Netherlands.[3] It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4][5]
Plot
Cast
- Huub Stapel as Mees Werner sr.
- Johanna ter Steege as Ita Werner
- Neeltje de Vree as Caro Werner
- Nyk Runia as Mees Werner jr.
- Yannic Pieters as Bram Werner
- Julia Van Lisenburg as Annette Werner
- Isabel Leur as Lettie Werner
- Anneke Blok as Tante Connie
- Annet Malherbe as Tante Masha
- Kees Hulst as Oom Tom
- Michiel Beurskens as Adri
- Marisa Van Eyle as Tante Veronica
- Jappe Claes as Oom Willy
- Betty Schuurman as Moniek
- Valentijn Vermeer as Thijs
- Dirk Roofthooft as Priester
- Bert André as Aad Schiller
- Flip Filz as Politieman
- Stefan de Walle as Leraar
- Wim Opbrouck as Badmeester
- Juul Vrijdag as Vrouw op bromfiets
- Michiel Nooter as Henk
Reception
Pieter Bots of Het Parool gave the film 2 of 5 stars and wrote that Sea of Silence is "full of dramatic hairpin turns, unbelievable moments and a forced ending.[6]
See also
- List of submissions to the 76th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
- ^ a b c d Dunkley, Cathy (16 July 2003). "Belgian pic 'Sea' sails to Warner Bros. Int'l". Variety. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Koehler, Robert (17 January 2004). "Sea of Silence". Variety. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Verhaagen, Annelotte (8 May 2004). "Verder dan de maan". Filmjaarboek 2003. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. p. 198. ISBN 9789064036484.
- ^ Dupagne, Marie-France (17 September 2003). "Sea of Silence chosen". Cineuropa. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Stijn Coninx over 'Verder dan de maan': Gedaan met brave Stijn". De Tijd (in Dutch). 29 October 2003. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Bots, Pieter (26 November 2003). "Verder dan de maan". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 December 2003.
External links
- Official website (Wayback Machine) (in Dutch)
- Sea of Silence at IMDb
- Sea of Silence at Allmovie