Witte flits - Expat Cinema Rotterdam
Miss seeing international films because you can’t yet keep up with the Dutch subtitles? Want to meet fellow expats and new Dutch folks? Love cinema? Then this is the event for you! Join Expat Cinema Rotterdam for the best international art house cinema with English subtitles.
Renée Soutendijk and Raymond Thiry star in a new Dutch drama where a couple discovers that their 42-year-old son is entering the final stage of the euthanasia process due to psychological suffering. Is their love strong enough to support Rick in his profound desire for a dignified end? Witte Flits was the opening film of the 44th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival.
What do you do when your son no longer wants to live? In Witte Flits, 42-year-old Rick (Sanne den Hartogh) has battled severe psychological issues for over 20 years. After an intensive, years-long journey, he receives approval for euthanasia due to unbearable and hopeless suffering. Now, his parents, Aagje (Renée Soutendijk) and Toon (Raymond Thiry), face the heartbreaking challenge of letting him go for good.
Director Laura Hermanides was profoundly moved in 2013 by two parents who lovingly supported their son in his struggle for euthanasia due to unbearable psychological pain. Her years of contact with these parents and others closely involved ultimately inspired her debut film, Witte Flits.
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Miss seeing international films because you can’t yet keep up with the Dutch subtitles? Want to meet fellow expats and new Dutch folks? Love cinema? Then this is the event for you! Join Expat Cinema Rotterdam for the best international art house cinema with English subtitles.
Renée Soutendijk and Raymond Thiry star in a new Dutch drama where a couple discovers that their 42-year-old son is entering the final stage of the euthanasia process due to psychological suffering. Is their love strong enough to support Rick in his profound desire for a dignified end? Witte Flits was the opening film of the 44th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival.
What do you do when your son no longer wants to live? In Witte Flits, 42-year-old Rick (Sanne den Hartogh) has battled severe psychological issues for over 20 years. After an intensive, years-long journey, he receives approval for euthanasia due to unbearable and hopeless suffering. Now, his parents, Aagje (Renée Soutendijk) and Toon (Raymond Thiry), face the heartbreaking challenge of letting him go for good.
Director Laura Hermanides was profoundly moved in 2013 by two parents who lovingly supported their son in his struggle for euthanasia due to unbearable psychological pain. Her years of contact with these parents and others closely involved ultimately inspired her debut film, Witte Flits.
