''Sea of Silence'' () is a 2003 Dutch-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Stijn Coninx Stijn, Baron Coninx (born 21 February 1957) is a Belgian film director. Career He studied film directing at HRITCS (currently Ritcs, at Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel). Conicx made his debut as film director in 1987 with the comedy ''Hector (1987 ...

, starring Johanna ter Steege, Huub Stapel and Neeltje de Vree. The film was released by

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on 29 October in Belgium and 27 November in the Netherlands. It received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure, only attracting 1,811 attendances in the Netherlands. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but it was not nominated.

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 Anneke Blok (born 24 December 1959) is a Dutch actress. She won the 2008 Golden Calf for Best Actress award for her performance as Anne in '' Tiramisu''. Selected filmography References External links * 1959 births Living people ...

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 Jappe Claes (born 22 October 1952) is a Belgian actor; he mainly works in the Netherlands and appeared in more than forty films since 1983. In 2014 he left the Theaterschool after accusations of sexual abuse.Betty Schuurman as Moniek * Valentijn Vermeer as Thijs * Dirk Roofthooft as Priester *

Bert André Hubertus Antonius Gerardus Maria "Bert" André (August 6, 1941 – May 21, 2008) was a Dutch actor who started his career in theater and later became known to the greater audiences through his roles in various movies and TV series. Biography He ...

as Aad Schiller * Flip Filz as Politieman * Stefan de Walle as Leraar *

Wim Opbrouck Wim Opbrouck is a Flemish actor and singer from Belgium who is especially known for his work on stage. Early life and education Wim Opbrouck comes from Bavikhove, part of Harelbeke and studied at the Herman Teirlinck Studio. Career Opbrou ...

as Badmeester * Juul Vrijdag as Vrouw op bromfiets * Michiel Nooter as Henk

Release

The film was released on DVD by

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on 19 May 2004.

Reception

Pieter Bots of ''

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'' 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.''

References

External links

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