The silent ocean

Synopsis

Unrelenting pessimism dominates this slow-paced, dark film, the debut feature from director Digna Sinke dedicated to an archetypal born loser named Marian (Josee Ruiter). Marian is a journalist who has been working in Latin America and who arrives home just after her father dies to find out that the man she had married for purely political reasons might be deported because the authorities found out he was not living with her. Meanwhile, Marian is upset that her mother and sister are keeping her mentally handicapped brother in an institution, and she goes there to get him released into her custody -- a mistake it turns out. He is actually worse off with her, and vice-versa. On top of everything, Marian cannot break away from the depression she feels over a tragic incident that happened while she was in Latin America -- and anything she does is colored by that moment from the past. These burdens become almost too much to bear, both for Marian and the viewers.

Main Cast

Josse De Pauw

Emil Winters

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Johan Leysen

Jan Verstraete

Age : 74 | Popularity : 11%

Julien Schoenaerts

Frits Rosmeyer

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Andrea Domburg

Emilia Winters

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Josée Ruiter

Marian Winters

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Moniek Kramer

Rita Winters

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jaap van Donselaar

t.v. redacteur

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Reinout Bussemaker

Begeleider Tehuis

Age : 65 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Marion Hänsel
Directing	Director	Digna Sinke
Crew	Cinematography	Albert van der Wildt
Writing	Writer	Annemarie Van de Putte
Department	Role	Name

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