Three Days of Fish

Three Days of Fish

Director Peter Hoogendoorn

1 hr. 34 min. · Netherlands, 2024 · Drama, Comedy · Dutch · Pegi 13

About the film

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.

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

  • Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Award for Best Male Actor
Peter Hoogendoorn

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.