Tonio (2016)

Directed by

Paula van der Oest

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A writer and his wife cope with the sudden death of their adult son. The film portrays their struggle to process loss and find a way to remember him.

heartbreakingintimateslow-pacedintrospectivemelancholicreflectivegrief-strickenquietly devastating

What happens

Tonio is a 2016 Dutch drama film directed by Paula van der Oest. It was based on the memoir of the same name by A.F. Th. van der Heijden. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film won the Pearl Award at the Film by the Sea festival in the Netherlands in 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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