THE CALL OF THE SEA
2009
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The Call of the Sea is a film about the last inhabitants of a largely demolished working-class area in the far north of the Netherlands. Amidst the dust and the derelict houses with boarded-up windows the residents carry on with their daily lives. As the district is disappearing, the memories of what happened in their houses becomes more and more important to people.
I wouldn’t mind living on a houseboat.
But they’re not around.
- For lots of money they are.
Yes, sometimes they’re for rent, but not often.
- You need an inheritance.
Then there’s the sea. The eternal call of the sea.
The Call of the Sea is nominated as best short documentary during the Netherlands Film Festival. The film will compete for a Golden Calf, the much-coveted Grand Prize of the Dutch Film.
Director: Saskia Gubbels
Producer: Joost Seelen
Executive producer: Estelle Bovelander
Editor: Erik Disselhof
Sound design: Hugo Dijkstal
Broadcaster: NCRV
This film is realised with financial support of;
Stimuleringsfonds Culturele Mediaproducties, the JM-fonds and the Kunstraad Groningen.
