Disappearance

Name: Disappearance
Genre: Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 102 min

Director: Boudewijn Koole

Rights:

Highlights

The film received support from the Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Netherlands Film Fund, CoBO, AVROTROS, Abraham Tuschinski Fonds, Eurimages, Norwegian Film Institute and FilmCamp.
The film was shortlisted for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The third feature by the Dutch filmmaker Boudewjin Koole.

2017/ The Netherlands - Norway 102 min/ Drama

Original Title

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SYNOPSIS

Set in the remote winter landscape of Norway, Roos visits her mother there yearly, but this time it’s different: she brings bad news. However, old pain and numerous reproaches keep Roos from sharing anything with her mother. Aided by her half-brother and her old flame, the two women reconcile and Roos is able to make her next and inescapable step.

CAST

Rifka Lodeizen
Elsie de Brauw
Jakob Oftebro
Marcus Hanssen

CREW

Screenwriter: Jolein Laarman
DOP: Melle van Essen
Editor: Gys Zevenbergen

Production Company(ies)

The Film Kitchen
Sweet Films
Filmmore

Producer(s)

Ineke Kanters
Jan van der Zanden
Joachim Lyng
Magnus Ramsdalen

Toronto International Film Festival, Canada

Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada

Chicago International Film Festival, USA

Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Norway

Ostend Film Festival, Belgium

Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Germany

Kolkata International Film Festival, India

European Film Forum Scanorama, Lithuania

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt

Lübeck Nordic Film Days, Germany

Best Artistic Contribution at the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt

Interfilm Church Prize at the Lübeck Nordic Film Days, Germany

Reviews

Jared Mobarak - The Film Stage

Jason Chen - KINETOSCOPE

Arun Kumar - High on Films

Quotes

“Koole and Laarman have…drawn an authentic look at broken families and their ability to simultaneously be separated by a huge chasm and closer than ever before.” Jared Mobarak - The Film Stage

“Koole is able to paint this really textured film with gorgeous shots of the Norwegian winter.” Jason Chen - KINETOSCOPE

“Disappearance...is watchable for Dutch film-maker Koole’s intriguing aesthetic discourse and absorbing performances.” Arun Kumar - High on Films