| 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 |
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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.
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. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
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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.
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
- ^ 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
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