Short film

Moustache
2019 · 13 min
A gentle, bittersweet short that finds quiet comedy in a widower's stubborn stand against a changing neighbourhood.
- Directed by
- Michael Middelkoop
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Theo Wesselo, Gijs de Lange, Beppie Melissen
- Overview
- In an urban neighbourhood overcome by rapid gentrification, recently widowed Harry has a hard time adapting. Scrambling to protect his traditional way of life, Harry spearheads a protest committee. When even his friends cave in to a relocation bonus, they urge Harry to stop wasting his life living in the past.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, satirical, warm and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, class, identity, isolation
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Michael Middelkoop
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Theo Wesselo, Gijs de Lange, Beppie Melissen



