Tales of a Liar

A quiet, reflective drama that moves between past and present, watching a vanished village and the people who remember it.

Genres

Drama

Starring

Lien Kneepkens, Elm Vandevorst, Robert de la Haye

Overview

Situated after the war in Antwerp, Belgium. The port is developing and old villages like Oosterdonk have to be torn down because more space is needed for the industry. The show depicts life around 1960 before the village disappeared and at the same time is about life 35 years on at the funeral of one of the protagonists, long after the village is gone.

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Memory, isolation, class, family

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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