Guernsey
Anna has a calm and stable relationship with her husband Sebastiaan. One day, when Anna is on a business trip, a female colleague commits suicide. Even though Anna wasn’t close with the woman, the incident has a big impact on her. No one seems to know why she killed herself. At home, Anna doesn’t tell anyone about the woman. Instead she begins to observe her husband and her family and asks herself what she means to them.
Cast
Maria Kraakman, Fedja van Huêt, Johanna ter Steege
Credits
| Director & Screenplay | Nanouk Leopold |
|---|---|
| Producer | Stienette Bosklopper |
| Co-producer | Cosmokino VPRO Television |
| Director of photography | Richard van Oosterhout |
| Production Design | Elsje de Bruijn |
| Editor | Katharina Wartena |
| Sound design | Hans Helewaut |
| Casting | Job Gosschalk |
Supported by
The film was supported by Incentive Fund Dutch Cultural Broadcasting Productions, the Netherlands Film Fund, the Co-production Fund for Domestic Broadcasting (CoBO), the Flanders Audiovisual Fund, CosmoKino, VPRO Television.
Release & Festivals
World premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2005 – Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
Released in the Netherlands on 25-08-2005 by A-Film
Distribution Belgium by Cinéart, Distribution France by ASC Distribution
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Cannes.
Nominated for Golden Calf Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Actor and for the Dutch Film Critics Award at the Netherlands Film Festival Utrecht. Winner of Golden Calf Best Director, Best Actress, Dutch Film Critics Award. Best Film Alba Regia Festival.
Cannes IFF FR, Brussels IFF BE, Jerusalem IFF IL, Kazimierz FF PL, Hamburg IFF GE, Utrecht FF NL, Esonne FF FR, Pusan IFF KR, Chicago IFF US, Mill Valley FF US, Hamptons FF US, Denver IFF US, Budapest Europa Cinemas’ annual conference HU, Cairo/Alexandria Europe Film FF EG, Women with Vision FF US, Mar del Plata IFF AR, Cleveland IFF US, Bucharest FF RO, Sonoma Valley Film Society US, Crossing Europe FF AT, European FF, Silver Sreen Cinema GB, Museum of the Moving Image US, Yeravan IFF AM, Theatre Chicago US, Melbourne IFF AU, Edinburgh IFF GB, Beiroet IFF LB.
Technical Features
Dutch language, 90 mins., 35mm, color, optical sound, Dolby SRD.