Gerrie, 65, returns to Rotterdam every year for a few days to have his health checked. His eccentric son Dick, who is longing for his father, is there to greet him, but Gerrie is reluctant to spend time with him. According to an old saying, three days are enough for an idyllic stay to turn as stinky as an old fish. As if sensing this, the two men, who do not know how to interact, look for tenderness in each other without words, but avoid any confrontation at all costs. A tragicomic portrait of the complex relationship between a son and his father, based on the director's family history. The film won the award for Best Actor at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 34 min.
- Country, year
- Netherlands, 2024
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy
- Language
- Dutch
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Peter Hoogendoorn
- Screenplay
- Peter Hoogendoorn
- Producers
- Stienette Bosklopper, Maarten Swart
- Cinematography
- Gregg Telussa
- Music
- Christiaan Verbeek
- Cast
- Ton Kas, Guido Pollemans, Neide dos Santos Silva
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Award for Best Male Actor
Director
Peter Hoogendoorn
Peter Hoogendoorn graduated in Filmmaking from the Dutch Film Academy. His graduation work won several awards at film festivals and his first feature film Between 10 and 12 was presented at the Venice Cinema Days. In the Netherlands, the film was awarded Best Screenplay and Best Actress at the national awards and won the Fipresci Prize. The director's cinema explores human behavioural patterns and the theme of relationships.