

Eleven minutes. One beach. A boy who'd rather drown than say hello.
When his father brings his new girlfriend to the seaside, a withdrawn boy is forced to share his grief with someone he doesn't want to know.
Direction
Vanhaverbeke lets pain breathe in tight frames
Acting
De Saeger's storm of a performance, fitting name
Cinematography
Sea as character, grief as weather

Director
Tibe Vanhaverbeke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Belgian cinema has a particular gift for making the North Sea look emotionally dangerous.
The entire film was shot in a single November afternoon when tides cooperated.