Directed by:
Rudolf van den BergScreenplay:
Rudolf van den BergCast:
Dora Doll, George Sluizer, Derek de Lint, Yann Collette, Pierre Vial, Evelyne Dress, Anne Lordon, Tamar Baruch, Walter Kous, Frank Schaafsma, Henk Votel, Geert de JongPlots(1)
Paul de Wit is a history teacher and is suffering from an identity crisis. In spite of the fact that he has a good job and an exemplary family, he is at loggerheads with his historical baggage. A snapshot made in Paris puts him on the trail of his twin brother, from whom he was separated during World War II and whose fate is still uncertain. Paul's parents got killed in the war, and his brother now becomes a kind of missing link between past and present. If the link is found, Paul may be able to live with the horrifying past. Paul de Wit also tries to put the past behind him in a different way. With full dedication he is writing an historical book on the French Revolution. In the book he makes an attempt to prove that the course of historic events is based on coincidence; neither the French Revolution nor the Shoah were necessary events... This mental exercise could be interpreted as Paul's desire to erase Auschwitz from his mind, and to sidestep an emotional conflict. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
(more)Cast
Dora Doll
German Empire
Best movies:
Witness in the City (1959)
Incorrigible (1975)
The Young Lions (1958)
George Sluizer
France
Best movies:
Crimetime (1996)
Derek de Lint
Netherlands
Best movies:
Into the West (2005) (series)
Black Book (2006)
Admiral (2015)
Yann Collette
France
Best movies:
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Skirt Day (2008)
Série noire (1984) (series)
Pierre Vial
Best movies:
The Visitors (1993)
Dangerous Moves (1984)
Deep Water (1981)
Evelyne Dress
France
Best movies:
That Night in Varennes (1982)
The Loner (1987)
Hibernatus (1969)
Anne Lordon
Best movies:
The Commissioner (1998)
Tamar Baruch
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Surprise (2015)
To the Wonder (2012)
Obsession (2015)
Walter Kous
Netherlands
Best movies:
A Girl Called Katy Tippel (1975)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Frank Schaafsma
Netherlands
Henk Votel
Netherlands
Best movies:
Soldier of Orange (1977)
Geert de Jong
Belgium
Best movies:
The Fourth Man (1983)
Happy Family (2006)
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