Sea of Silence
2003 Dutch-language drama film
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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.[3]
- Els Vandevorst
- Ineke van Wierst
- Johanna ter Steege
- Huub Stapel
- Neeltje de Vree
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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 |
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, attracting only 13,000 attendances in Belgium and 1,811 in the Netherlands.[4][5][6] It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7][8]
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
Release
The film was released on DVD by Warner Home Video on 19 May 2004.[9]
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."[10]
