Directed by:
Elbert van StrienCinematography:
Guido van GennepCast:
Hadewych Minis, Barry Atsma, Isabelle Stokkel, Charlotte Arnoldy, Els Dottermans, Lisa Smit, Steven Boen, Warre Borgmans, Viviane de Muynck, Tibo Vandenborre (more)Plots(1)
Psychological thriller about a Dutch family that moves to Belgium when mother Christine inherits her parental home. She does not want to move, but father Paul is eager to make a fresh start and they take the step. But their nine-year-old daughter Lisa can't settle in at her new school and grows lonely. In the basement of the house, Lisa discovers a girl that only she can see. The girl claims to be the late twin sister Karen of Lisa's mother and whispers all sorts of things in Lisa's ear. Christine denies ever having had a twin sister, but when Paul goes and inquires, it turns out Christine's past is full of dark mysteries. Zwart water plays a game with semblance and reality. Is Karen just as unreal as Lisa's imaginary friend, or does she really exist? Every time a new fact emerges, it is negated by a family member's story. Or vice versa. Against the background of the desolate country estate, the family's decline inexorably sets in. (Nederlands Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Hadewych Minis
Netherlands
Best movies:
Toni Erdmann (2016)
Mike Says Goodbye! (2012)
Loft (2010)
Barry Atsma
UK
Best movies:
Accused (2014)
The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
Stricken (2009)
Isabelle Stokkel
Best movies:
Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Charlotte Arnoldy
Best movies:
Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Els Dottermans
Belgium
Best movies:
Antonia's Line (1995)
Home (2016)
The Memory of a Killer (2003)
Lisa Smit
Netherlands
Best movies:
Sources of Life (2013)
Nothing to Lose (2008)
Zomer (2014)
Steven Boen
Belgium
Best movies:
De laatste zomer (2007)
Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Missing Persons Unit (2007) (TV movie)
Warre Borgmans
Belgium
Best movies:
Marina (2013)
Stormforce (2006)
Buitenspel (2005)
Viviane de Muynck
Belgium
Best movies:
Don’t Shoot (2018)
Me and Kaminski (2015)
The Ardennes (2015)
Tibo Vandenborre
Best movies:
The Treatment (2014)
Blind Spot (2017)
After Love (2016)
Bart Slegers
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Memory of a Killer (2003)
Suite 16 (1994)
Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Philippe Colpaert
Belgium
Best movies:
Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Marc Lauwrys
Belgium
Best movies:
Left Luggage (1998)
Will (2023)
Two Eyes Staring (2010)
Bastiaan Rook
Netherlands
Best movies:
My Queen Karo (2009)
Two Eyes Staring (2010)
LelleBelle (2010) (TV movie)