Tonio (film)
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Directed byPaula van der Oest
Written byA.F. Th. van der Heijden
Hugo Heinen
Hugo Heinen
StarringChris Peters
CinematographyGudio van Gennep
| Tonio | |
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.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Paula van der Oest |
| Written by | A.F. Th. van der Heijden Hugo Heinen |
| Starring | Chris Peters |
| Cinematography | Gudio van Gennep |
| Edited by | Sander Vos |
| Music by | Fons Merkies |
Production companies | NL Film & TV |
| Distributed by | September Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Box office | $832,787[1][2] |
Tonio is a 2016 Dutch drama film directed by Paula van der Oest.[3][4] It was based on the memoir of the same name by A.F. Th. van der Heijden. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5] The film won the Pearl Award at the Film by the Sea festival in the Netherlands in 2017.[6]
- Chris Peters
- Pierre Bokma
- Rifka Lodeizen
- Henri Garcin
- Stefanie van Leersum
Synopsis
After a traffic accident kills their twenty-one year old son, a novelist and his wife attempt to cope with the loss.[7]
