Simone inherits a dilapidated farmhouse in France and makes her way there with her husband Eric and their two children. Her dream is to turn the house into a bed and breakfast but as the hectic pace of the rebuilding gets underway, she gets caught up in the romance and chaos of it all. Losing sight of her goals, she must find her way back to the dreams and ambitions which brought her there in the first place.
Cinematography
The farmhouse itself—a crumbling seductress in golden Provence light.
Acting
Haverkort's unraveling: you see every bad decision before she makes it.
Director
Antoinette Beumer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Esther Gerritsen's novel 'Ontspoorde,' which translates to 'Derailed'—the Dutch title kept this meaning while the English went full pulp.
Director Antoinette Beumer is the older sister of actress Famke Janssen, making this a family affair of watching women unravel on screen.
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