Summaries

A lonely widower finds himself facing both his own regrets and his devout Calvinist community when he takes a deranged vagrant into his home.

Devout Calvinist widower Fred leads a respectable, utterly boring life since he evicted his only son. Suddenly arrives Theo, a mentally impaired adult, mental age about five. Fred starts enjoying 'fathering' again, becomes protective and even defends him against bully urchins and the pretentious bigot sexton. When Theo asks to 'wed' Fred, both grumpy men's darkest secrets and regrets have to be dealt with.—KGF Vissers

Details

Keywords
  • friendship
  • grief
  • widower
  • personal growth
  • bigot
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Release date Feb 6, 2013
Countries of origin Netherlands
Official sites Official site
Language Dutch
Filming locations Prosperpolder, Beveren, Belgium
Production companies Column Film Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 27m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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