Disappearance

Director: Boudewijn Koole
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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.
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2017/ The Netherlands - Norway 102 min/ Drama
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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
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Production Company(ies)
The Film Kitchen
Sweet Films
Filmmore
Producer(s)
Ineke Kanters
Jan van der Zanden
Joachim Lyng
Magnus Ramsdalen
film festivals
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
film awards
Best Artistic Contribution at the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Egypt
Interfilm Church Prize at the Lübeck Nordic Film Days, Germany
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