It's All So Quiet

Boven is het stil

MS14

Genre

Drama

Director

Nanouk Leopold

Run time

1h 33min

Cast

Jeroen Willems, Henri Garcin, Wim Opbrouck, Martijn Lakemeier

Helmer, a single farmer in his fifties, lives with his aged, bedridden father in the Dutch countryside. His working days are marked by the visits of milk collector Johan, a man of his own age for whom Helmer holds a secret fascination. One day Helmer decides to renovate the house, buying himself a new double bed and moving his father upstairs. His life gains even more momentum, when adolescent farmhand Henk comes to help him out.

“As the title suggests, “It’s All So Quiet” is characterised by silence. Instinctively capturing the melancholic essence of Nanouk Leopold’s story, cinematographer Frank van den Eeden brings an ambient beauty to this reflection on loneliness and sexuality. Dedicated to lead actor Jeroen Willems, who sadly died after filming, this thoughtful and poignant film serves as a fitting testament to a talent lost all too soon.” – Michael Blyth, London FF

The Netherlands, Germany 2013

Genre

Drama

Director

Nanouk Leopold

Run time

1h 33min

Cast

Jeroen Willems, Henri Garcin, Wim Opbrouck, Martijn Lakemeier

Helmer, a single farmer in his fifties, lives with his aged, bedridden father in the Dutch countryside. His working days are marked by the visits of milk collector Johan, a man of his own age for whom Helmer holds a secret fascination. One day Helmer decides to renovate the house, buying himself a new double bed and moving his father upstairs. His life gains even more momentum, when adolescent farmhand Henk comes to help him out.

“As the title suggests, “It’s All So Quiet” is characterised by silence. Instinctively capturing the melancholic essence of Nanouk Leopold’s story, cinematographer Frank van den Eeden brings an ambient beauty to this reflection on loneliness and sexuality. Dedicated to lead actor Jeroen Willems, who sadly died after filming, this thoughtful and poignant film serves as a fitting testament to a talent lost all too soon.” – Michael Blyth, London FF

The Netherlands, Germany 2013

Info

Rating

Under 14 Not Recommended

Production year

2013

Global distributor

-

Local distributor

Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ

In cinema

11/15/2013