Coachella Valley Premiere – One Time Screening

Devout Calvinist widower Fred leads a respectable, utterly boring life.  Suddenly Theo arrives, a mentally impaired adult, mental age about five.  Fred starts enjoying ‘fathering’ again, becomes protective and even defends him against bully urchins and the pretentious bigot sexton.  When Theo asks to ‘wed’ Fred, both grumpy men’s darkest secrets and regrets have to be dealt with.  …. Summary written by KGF Vissers

Country:  The Netherlands
Run Time:  87 min
Distributor:  Artsploitation Films
Director:  Diederik Ebbinge
Language:  Dutch

FESTIVALS:  Taipai FF, Nederlands FF, Moscow Int’l FF, Rotterdam Int’l FF, Scottsdale FF (Oct 5, 2013)

AWARDS:  Audience Awd, Moscow Int’l FF; Audience Awd, Rotterdam Int’l FF