10th edtion CIFF – 10-14 April 2024
FILMS 2019: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2018: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2017: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2016: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
FILMS 2015: A – E | F – L | M – P | Q – S | T – Z | Feature Film | Short Film
Raymi Sambo | The Netherlands | 2018 | color | DCP | 90′ | Dutch | e.s.
Caribbean Thilda Purperhart lives in the Bijlmer neighborhood of Amsterdam with her adult daughter Joyce. She prefers not to speak to anyone outdoors, particularly not about the mysterious disappearance of her son Kelvin. When Julius rings the doorbell and asks if Thilda knows what happened to his old school friend, she desperately tries to avoid the biggest cause of shame and grief in her life. However, as the evening draws to a close she can no longer hide the painful reality.
This intimate drama, which first-time director Raymi Sambo based on his eponymous play, focuses on the ‘culture of shame’ surrounding homosexuality and AIDS in the Surinamese/Antillean community. The all-black cast sensitively portrays the huge sorrow quarantined behind closed doors, how strong motherly love can be and how great the desire is to keep up appearances. What price are you prepared to pay for a ‘clean’ family reputation?
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 11 April 2019
Time: 20:00
Duration: 1:10
Place: The Cinemas 4
Date: 12 April 2019
Time: 18:45
Duration: 1:10
Year in
Festival
2019
Director
Raymi Sambo
Camera
Robert M. Berger
Cast
Perla Thissen
Jaike Belfor
Erwin Boschmans
Jonata Taal
Country
The Netherlands
Editor
Jelle Helwig
Language
Dutch
Length
90′
Music
Tim Janssens
Producer
Barend van Balen
Dave Damon
Production Company
Stichting Raymi Sambo Maakt & WonderPix
Production Design
Allard Derksen
Scenario
Esther Duysker
Raymi Sambo
Sound Design
Olivier Rekers
Year of Production
2018