Sea of Silence

Original Title: Verder dan de maan

Drama | 105' | 2003 (Completed)

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Director:	Stijn Coninx
Producer:	Jan Roekens
Writer:	Jacqueline Epskamp

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1969. Nine-year old Caro lives on a pig farm in a small town with her four other siblings and another on the way. Her devout catholic father can't explain the new world and her mother is too busy for philosophy so she converses to God.

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1969. Nine-year old Caro lives on a pig farm in a small town with her four other siblings and another on the way. She is curious and determined to understand the mysteries of the world around her. But her devout catholic father can't explain the new world and her mother is too busy for philosophy so she converses to God. One day at school she is horrified to learn that man will soon set foot on the moon. In her eyes it's not possible that God would allow anyone to get so close to Heaven. Her clowning father agrees and, unable to cope with modern-day progress, hits the bottle. Caro is preparing for her first holy communion to become 'a bride of God' but before that she seals a pact with her father to overcome her fear of swimming in exchange, he will not touch a drop of alcohol.
1969. Caro, neuf ans, vit avec ses quatre autres frères et sœurs (plus un en vadrouille) dans une porcherie située dans une petite ville. Elle est curieuse et déterminée à comprendre les mystères du monde qui l’entoure. Mais son père, un fervent catholique, ne peut expliquer le nouveau monde et sa mère est trop occupée pour philosopher. Elle s’adresse dès lors à Dieu. Un jour, à l’école, elle est horrifiée d’apprendre que l’homme mettra bientôt le pied sur la Lune. A ses yeux, il est impossible que Dieu autorise quiconque à se rapprocher à ce point du Paradis. Son drôle de père est d’accord et, incapable de s’adapter au progrès, il se met à boire. Caro s’apprête à célébrer sa première communion afin de devenir « une épouse du seigneur » mais avant cela, elle conclut un pacte avec son père : elle vaincra sa peur de nager et en échange, il ne boira plus une seule goutte d’alcool.

Credits

Director
Stijn Coninx
Producer
Jan Roekens
Writer
Jacqueline Epskamp
Cast
Neeltje de Vree, Johanna ter Steege
Editing
Ludo Troch
Photography
Walther Van den Ende

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Minority Flemish co-production
Belgium
Genre
Drama
Year of production

2003
Production status
Completed
Original title
Verder dan de maan
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
105'
Aspect ratio
1.33:1 (4:3)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

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Awards

Belgium's Foreign-language Oscar entry 2003

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Supported by

Fonds Film in Vlaanderen, VAF, Netherlands Film Fund, CCA, Filmstiftung NRW, Danish Film Institute, Eurimages

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Sea of Silence

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Credits

Director

Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Format

Creation details

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Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Available formats

Colour