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The Sunday Child

1992 · 95 min

A quiet, reflective journey through memory and old wounds, where past and present blur in a tense, melancholic reckoning.

Directed by
Pieter Verhoeff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rik van Uffelen, Vastert van Aardenne, Tom van Hezik
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1992 film by Pieter Verhoeff

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Directed by
Pieter Verhoeff
Genres
Drama
Starring
Rik van Uffelen, Vastert van Aardenne, Tom van Hezik
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • war
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Pieter Verhoeff
Written by
Jan Bosdriesz
Starring
Rik van Uffelen, Vastert van Aardenne, Tom van Hezik, Magdalena Ritter, Toon Agterberg, Franz Braunshausen, Gerard Thoolen, Ann Hasekamp
Runtime
95 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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