Logline
Magda has spent her life caring for her older sister Ruth. When Ruth decides she does not want to grow older than seventy-five, Magda has to learn to let her go - and, for the first time, to take her own road.
Synopsis
Magda (73) and her older sister Ruth (75) live together in an old farmhouse. Ruth's moods have swung all her life, and Magda gives her all the care she can, at the cost of her own. As Ruth's seventy-fifth birthday comes closer, Magda has to accept that her sister means to make it her last. The day of the birthday becomes the day of the farewell - and the day Magda begins to follow her own road.
Technical information
Genre short film, live action, drama
Duration 20 min
Year 2026
Country Belgium / The Netherlands
Language Dutch
Shooting format digital 4K, colour
Media DCP 2K
Cast & crew
Writer & director Jeannice Adriaansens
Cast Sofie Decleir & Katelijne Damen
Director of photography Jan Van Caillie
Producers Hans Bruch Jr. - Hilife Cinematography & Thomas Mataheru - Dotink Cinema (NL)
Supported by
Flemish Audiovisual Fund (VAF), the Belgian Tax Shelter and the Netherlands Film Fund
Contact
Hilife Cinematography - info@hilife.be
