Summaries

On a family vacation at the beach, Sam meets Tess, who carries her own secrets around with her and shows him how the present moment can win out over memories and anxiety about what's yet to come.

Sam (10) and his family head off to the Dutch island of Terschelling on holiday, but his brother breaks his leg on their first day there. Bad luck for his brother, but the accident lets Sam meet Tess; a peculiar girl who has an ingenious plan for getting to know her birth father. She's got just one week to make his acquaintance, and she decides that Sam should help her. Although Sam is forcing himself to practice being alone to protect himself from future grief, he discovers during his adventures with Tess how important family really is.—BIND

A boy and his family head off to the Dutch island of Terschelling on holiday, but his brother breaks his leg on their first day there. Bad luck for his brother, but the accident lets him meet Tess; a peculiar girl who has an ingenious plan for getting to know her birth father.—yusufpiskin

As the youngest of the family, Sam is haunted by the notion that someday he could become the last remaining survivor, all alone. On a family vacation at the beach, he meets the unconventional Tess, who carries her own secrets around with her and shows him how the present moment can win out over memories and anxiety about what's yet to come.—yusufpiskin

Nice boy Samuel 'Sam' De Jonge can't normally enjoy a week of beach holiday with his family as he keeps morbidly considering he must prepare one day being left last survivor. Big brother Jorre is duly grumpy, in a wheelchair after straining his ankle falling in the 'practice pit' Sam dug. Wondering, Sam bumps into Tess, a weird girls who does everything differently and drags him along, away from his loving family. Weirdest of all, she plans to meet and possibly reveal herself to Hugo, the unsuspecting tourist who sired her on Argentinian hiking now spending a holiday with his present girl friend.—KGF Vissers

Details

Keywords
  • beach
  • holiday
  • broken leg
  • swimming in the sea
  • falling in a pit
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Family
Release date Jul 2, 2019
Countries of origin Germany Netherlands
Official sites Official site
Language German Dutch
Filming locations Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands
Production companies Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) Ostlicht Filmproduktion BIND

Box office

Gross worldwide $203426

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 22m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.00 : 1

Synopsis

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