God Only Knows (2019 film)
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| God Only Knows | |
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| Directed by | Mijke de Jong |
| Written by | Mijke de Jong |
| Screenplay by | Mijke de Jong |
| Produced by | Tokapi Films |
| Starring | Marcel Musters Monic Hendrickx Elsie de Brauw |
| Cinematography | Ton Peters |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Box office | $185,683[2] |
God Only Knows is a 2019 Dutch language arthouse film written and directed by Mijke de Jong. The film stars Marcel Musters as a mentally ill man, with Monic Hendrickx and Elsie de Brauw as his two sisters. Musters won a Golden Calf for Best Actor for his role.
Thomas is a mentally ill man in his fifties living on his own in Amsterdam. On Maundy Thursday, he becomes confused and jumps into a canal. His loving older sister Doris immediately comes to his aid, whereas the younger sister Hannah prefers to focus on her own commitments as a photographer. Over the Easter holiday, it becomes clear that Thomas is in need of care and the tensions between the three siblings are drawn out.
Cast
- Marcel Musters as Thomas
- Monic Hendrickx as Hannah, younger sister of Thomas
- Elsie de Brauw as Doris, older sister of Thomas
Production & release
The producer, Topkapi Films, announced in Screen Daily in January 2018 that God Only Knows would shoot later that year.[3] By July 2018, the film had been shot and the actors playing the three main roles had been announced, but the date of the cinematic release was still not set.[4]
It was then confirmed that God Only Knows would premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on 29 January 2019 and would receive a Dutch cinematic release on 4 April 2019.[1] In its opening weekend the film took $27,015 and over its run $185,683. Since it did not receive an international release, this latter figure was also its worldwide takings.[2]