Ruben is a lone and unbalanced young man who lost his sight in childhood. Marie is an albino woman of temperate look and with a lot of insecurities. She has a beautiful voice and, along with Ruben, shares a mutual love for books and tales. Ruben's mother hires her as a reader to read her son books orally. While they live in a mansion, between these two lonely souls sparks love, but will love still be blind if the man recovers from his blindness?
Cinematography
Stunning 35mm cinematography obsessed with light, skin, and seeing.
Acting
Halina Reijn's voice work—she had to perform entire role twice.
Writing
Fairy-tale structure that slowly twists into something crueler.
Director
Tamar van den Dop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Halina Reijn recorded all her dialogue twice: once normally, then again while actually blindfolded to match the film's sound design of her character's perspective.
The first Dutch film selected for Berlin's main competition in over a decade, it sparked debate about whether the 'disability as metaphor' trope can ever escape being exploitative.
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