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Plot

Dutch audiences were entranced by this unusual and at times whimsical documentary, which won several regional film festival awards including the Golden Calf. In fact, the buzz from the festivals was so positive that the film premiered in three theaters to standing-room-only crowds -- hardly a common phenomenon for documentaries. Intensely visual, the film focuses on real-life encounters between individuals, capturing the sheer humanity of, for instance, a wedding between two very shy people, or a confidence between a terminally ill man and his wife about what she should do when he dies. Many of the moments are silent and also show people in very private and personally significant circumstances: one particular highlight is the rainbow of feelings washing across a young husband's face as his wife gives birth to their child.
Run Time:
120min.
Distributor(s):
Nederlands Filmmuseum-Intl Art Films
Director(s):
Johan van der Keuken