The Boy Who Stopped Talking
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Memo is a nine-year-old boy who lives in Turkey with his mother and little sister, while his father works in a Netherlands seaport. When war looms near his family home, Memo's father moves the family to be with him in the Netherlands. Memo is unhappy at having to leave his village, his best friend, Mustafa, and his job as a mail boy. Once installed in his father's basement flat, Memo begins his own protest at being removed from his home by refusing to speak.
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Cast
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Erçan Orhan
Mohammed Akkus (Memo)
Also in
The Flying Liftboy
Halsho Hussain
Mustafa
No other roles listed
Brader Musiki
Hüsnü Akkus
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Zagros
Walking
Husna Killi
Fatma Akkus
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Peter Bolhuis
Vader Jeroen
Known for
Saint
Van der Valk
Louis Ates
Jeroen Ligthart
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Heleen Hummelen
Inge Smeets
Also in
Oppassen!!!
The Penknife
Rick van Gastel
Harry
Also in
The Flying Liftboy
Character
Han Kerckhoffs
Chauffeur schoolbus
Known for
Vincent & Theo
Shielan Muhammad
Rojda
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Han Oldigs
Arts
Also in
Unit 13
Wild Hearts
Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh
Politieagent
Known for
Flodder 3
Ben Sombogaart Director
First release October 10, 1996 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, Kurdish
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BosBros
Production
Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
De jongen die niet meer praatte
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · Kurdish
Release dates
Netherlands · October 10, 1996
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