A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 23, 2009
Original Title:
Het galgenven
Genres:
Documentary | Drama
Production Companies:
drsFILM
Production Countries:
Netherlands
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 77
Photographer Anna Smeets makes reportages all over the world. When her mother dies unexpectedly, she returns to her native Limburg village for the funeral. She decides to move into her mother's studio on the edge of the Galgenven and make pictures in the vein of her mother's paintings of the village and its inhabitants and the unique nature surrounding it. While Anna thus tries to regain her identity, it turns out that part of that nature will have to yield to project developers' plans. A fierce battle flares up between Anna and large landowner Hyacint de Beaumont. The village, where many people depend on him, is divided. When Anna finally seems to be all alone, she receives help from unexpected quarters. This has dramatic consequences.
Camera Operator:
Hidde Boorsma
Jan van den Berg
Brigit Hillenius
Director:
Jan van den Berg
Editor:
Peggy Erprath
Executive Producer:
Ineke Simons
Producer:
Jan van den Berg
Scenario Writer:
Jan van den Berg
Brigit Hillenius
Sound:
Jilles Schril
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