Hidden Flaws

2004 1h 43m NL

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Seventy-year-old Agnes takes the ashes of her dear Robert and travels to their regular holiday cottage on the Scottish island of Mull. On the way, two Dutch runaways, the ten-year-old girl Chris and her younger brother Tommie, sneak into her car. The children warn Agnes they will flee again if she calls the police. In the secluded house, beautifully located near a bay with a view of the sea, the elderly woman and the children gradually grow towards each other. Chris is confident and short-tempered, and dominates not only her younger, pigheaded brother, but also old Agnes, who loses herself in memories of Robert. Meanwhile, Agnes has to withstand the people who want to take over the house from her. The surroundings play a major role in this adaptation of Renate Dorrestein's novel about family, trust and secrets.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Monic Hendrickx
Sonja Jansen
Eric van der Donk
Robert Stam
Matteo van der Grijn
Gert Embrechts
Priscilla Knetemann
Chris Jansen
Henny Orri
Agnes Stam
Glenna Morrison
Antje Boermans
Jonge Agnes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paula van der Oest
Writers: Tamara Bos
Languages: Dutch, English
Countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Dutch, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Monic Hendrickx and Eric van der Donk and Matteo van der Grijn carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0395804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Paula van der Oest directs. Produced in Netherlands, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Dutch, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Dutch, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Netherlands, United Kingdom.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Monic Hendrickx and Eric van der Donk and Matteo van der Grijn carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0395804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.