Jonas, concerned about his father’s mental health, visits his dad and discovers that the older man’s situation is even worse than he’d feared.
Direction
Bourgonje crams feature-length dread into 15 tight minutes.
Acting
Wouterse's physical deterioration is genuinely hard to watch.
Director
Niels Bourgonje
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dutch horror shorts have been dominating festivals since the 2010s—this one's part of a wave that prioritizes emotional unease over jump scares.
The sound design uses actual recordings of progressive neurological deterioration—Bourgonje worked with medical consultants for authenticity.
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