He did the time. Now he's doing the time again — just differently.
Jonathan, a kind-hearted young man, is released from prison due to lack of evidence. He returns to his mother who lives in a small house by the dunes. Jonathan wants to forget the past and is determined to become a different and better person. But even though he strictly adheres to the rules, his good intentions are soon put to the test when a young woman moves in next to him with her small daughter.
Acting
Govaerts' physically guarded performance — every muscle holds trauma
Direction
Toye's unflinching gaze never lets you look away comfortably
Cinematography
Dune landscapes that feel both freeing and inescapably trapping
Director
Patrice Toye
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Belgium's sex offender registry laws were being hotly debated during filming, making this accidentally topical.
The title refers to a small coastal fish that burrows — Jonathan literally cannot escape the sand.
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