Het Zwijgen (2006)
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Directors
André van der Hout, Adri Schrover, Tonnie Dinjens
Cast
Vincent Croiset, Rosa Reuten, Susan Visser, Nelly Frijda, Eric van der Donk, Huug van Tienhoven
A man inspecting his inheritance encounters a silent community and a singer whose old songs point toward a mystery.
The story
Victor Dreissen travels to Koekange in Drenthe to inspect an inheritance and finds an old, dilapidated house associated with strange events. Seeking to understand its past, he visits local residents and listens to their stories about the house. Most of them fall silent, leaving Victor with more questions than answers. He then discovers a young woman singing old songs. As he begins to understand the lyrics, he recognizes them as murder ballads that gradually disclose clues to the mystery surrounding the house and its past.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The main character, Victor Dreissen (Croiset), travels to Koekange in Drenthe to inspect his inheritance. There he finds an old, dilapidated house where strange things have happened. He visits the local residents to hear stories from the past, especially about the dilapidated house. When most of the residents fall silent, he discovers a young woman singing old songs. Once he is able to follow the lyrics, he realizes they are so-called murder ballads that gradually reveal the mystery of the past.
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