Short film

De berg

2026 · 20 min

A wry, unsettling short that starts as a joke and slowly tightens into something stranger and sadder.

Tagline: Would you start all over again?
Overview: Isabel, thirty-ish and beyond happy, is approached by a secretive firm. The offer? To disappear and start all over again. She laughs it off. It's an absurd suggestion, a joke - right up until her life starts falling apart.
How it feels: Satirical, tense, dark and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, deception, freedom
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
deception
freedom
obsession
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy, thriller
Directed by: Samuel Peperkamp
Written by: Liese Molenaar, Maarten Smeele
Starring: Sophie Höppener, Valentijn Benard, Lone van Roosendaal, Owen Welch, Julia Lammerts, Maarten Smeele, Bart van Veldhoven, Lucas van Schilperoort
Cinematography: Ran Govaars
Runtime: 20 min
Country: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch, English