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Before Dark

Before Dark

Original Title: Voor het Donker

201825m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2018

Runtime

25m

Storyline

Olaf, an engineering student, lives with his father Vincent. Once a renowned architect, now suffering from early Alzheimer’s disease. Olaf is struggling, because he wants to keep seeing Vincent as the man who knows everything. In the run-up to the birthday party Olaf organises for his dad, their surroundings grow darker; a concrete wall casts a shadow over their house from the garden and Vincent’s condition is deteriorating. Olaf will have to realise that living together in the present is more valuable than persistently clinging on to what used to be.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
25m
Sep 29, 2018
Languages
Dutch
Director
Marit Weerheijm
Production
Room for Film
Room for Film
N279 Entertainment
N279 Entertainment
Production Countries
Netherlands

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