With the book The Waves by Virginia Woolf as point of departure, the film follows six characters trying to recapture the feeling of harmony they knew as children. They meet each other in a restaurant at a farewell dinner for Percival, who is leaving for India. When he dies through an accident in India, the group falls apart.
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Aat Ceelen
Neville
Known for
The Marathon
Thea Korterink
Rhoda
No other roles listed
Michel van Rooy
Louis
Also in
The Assault
Soldiers Without Guns
Truus te Selle
Jinny
Known for
Tailgate
The Heineken Kidnapping
Marianne Stieger
Susan
No other roles listed
Edwin de Vries
Bernard
Also in
In de Vlaamsche pot
Isabelle
Gerardjan Rijnders
Percival
Also in
The Betrayed
The Best Thing in Life
Annette Apon Director · Virginia Woolf Author Louis Andriessen Composer
First release January 28, 1982 · Produced in Netherlands · Original title Golven
Production
Netherlands
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Original title
Golven
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · January 28, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Taiwan
May 24, 2026 · Premiere · Taipei Literature Festival
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