Underplayed Gems

Sea of Silence (2003)

Sea of Silence poster
Original title
Verder dan de Maan
Directed by
Stijn Coninx
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
9.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Dutch-language drama about a family navigating personal challenges. The story follows characters dealing with relationships and difficult decisions.

dramaticslow-pacedmelancholicfamily-focusedsubdueddownbeatearnest

What happens

Sea of Silence (Dutch: Verder dan de maan) is a 2003 Dutch-language drama film directed by Stijn Coninx, starring Johanna ter Steege, Huub Stapel and Neeltje de Vree. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on 29 October in Belgium and 27 November in the Netherlands. It received mixed reviews and was a commercial failure, attracting only 13,000 attendances in Belgium and 1,811 in the Netherlands. It was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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