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Released
2005 · FILM

Het mysterie van de sardine

Directed by
Runtime
104 min
Language
NL
DramaMystery

Synopsis

Tim Boerhave, a philosophy lecturer, loses his legs in a bomb attack. Who is responsible? The last image before the explosion is that of a large black dog with a sardine tin attached to its collar, jumping up against the kitchen door. For Tim, the question of who did it is less urgent than the question of why. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. He can't think of any reason why he was targeted. While his house is being rebuilt, he and his family retreat to a quiet family hotel to recover. Day and night, he locks himself in his hotel room. He is obsessed with mapping out what preceded the explosion on that fateful morning. Who is the perpetrator? Why is Tim the victim?

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Principal cast & crew: 16

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Craft leads on file

Shot by Maarten KramerDesigned by Ben Zuydwijk

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