Can Go Through Skin
Film Festival 2009
Film Festival 2009
Festival 2009
Can Go Through Skin
A Film by Esther Rots
2009 - Netherlands - Drama - 1.85 DCP - 97 min.
with Rifka Lodeizen , Wim Opbrouck , Chris Borowski & Elisabeth van Nimwegen
Language: Dutch
Produced by Trent , Hugo Rots & Esther
The life of Marieke is transformed by an act of violence. She decides to escape from her hometown and buys a remote and derelict cottage in the Zeeland countryside. By making a new start, she hopes to be able to shake off the violent experience, but the cold and loneliness only add to her feelings of fear and vengeance. With the arrival of summer and a new love, Marieke seems to be regaining strength. But slowly, she loses this grip on her life.
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