A Flemish family comes together in their maternal home. Oscar, the grotesque patriarch, his bedridden wife Magda, his feeble son Johnny and his daughter Julia, who's married to a Moroccan soccer player. There's something wrong with Magda, who's not only plagued by her physical decay, but also by visions of her dead sister Marleen.
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Cast
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Jan Decleir
Oscar
Known for
The Claus Family
Character
Gilda De Bal
Magda
Known for
The Misfortunates
Hugo Claus
Also in
Permeke
Paul Breuls
Henny Vrienten
Peter van den Begin
Johnny
Known for
Tabula Rasa
The Twelve
René Scholten
Menno Boerema
Willeke van Ammelrooy
Marleen
Known for
The Lake House
Antonia's Line
Catherine Vandeleene
Goert Giltay
Elke Dom
Julia
Also in
De Parelvissers
LouisLouise
Hugo Claus Director · Goert Giltay Cinematographer Menno Boerema Editor
First release September 26, 2001 · Produced in Belgium · Production SNG Film (Studio Nieuwe Gronden), SNG Film / Studio Nieuwe Gronden
Production
Corsan
Production
SNG Film (Studio Nieuwe Gronden)
Production
SNG Film / Studio Nieuwe Gronden
Production
Belgium
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Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · September 26, 2001
Nederlands Film Festival
Belgium · November 14, 2001
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