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Silent Ones

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In dreamlike episodes The Silent Ones /les Silencieux reveals the inner lives of two youngsters from Eastern Europe Csilla (Orsi Toth) and her younger brother Isti.

SUMMARY

In dreamlike episodes The Silent Ones / les Silencieux reveals the inner lives of two youngsters from Eastern Europe Csilla (Orsi Toth) and her younger brother Isti.

Csilla and her brother create their own imaginary universe. Between words and silence. It is their deep relationship and bond that goes beyond words. They understand one another with a simple glance. They spend their lives wandering around, rootless, homeless, and directionless. Silently they are daydreaming about a happy future together in far away lands and places.

When about to leave Isti is killed during an accident. Csilla tormented by restlessness and guilt sets out on a strange journey. Without a word, aboard a ship, she leaves trying to fulfil their dreams. Nothing spoken, nothing said, all quiet, all still.

Ricky Rijneke (1981, Rotterdam, The Netherlands) studied at the Utrecht School of Arts and graduated as Master of Arts in European Media. Currently she is developing “De stillen”, her first feature film. With this project she won the 'Verbeelding/Imagination’, one of four art house films funded by the Dutch Film Fund in collaboration with the Mondriaan Foundation. Ricky’s award winning debut short film “Wing, the fish that talked back” (2007) gained international acclaim and was selected for numerous festivals, such as the Leopards of Tomorrow Competition in Locarno Film Festival (World Premiere), the Prix UIP Competition in Ghent, and the Golden Gate Award Competition in San Francisco, as well as Hamburg, Denver and Bilbao. As well as being a film director, Ricky Rijneke also works as a producer, scriptwriter and editor. won a production grant for her first feature film DE STILLEN (THE SILENT ONES). This film is a part of the project named De Verbeelding (Imagination), a competition for artistic films by the Dutch Film Fund in collaboration with the Mondriaan Foundation.

CREDITS

*DirectorRicky Rijneke

*ProducerRotterdam Films

*ScreenplayRicky Rijneke

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

*Running time90 minutes

*Format35 mm

SUPPORTED BY

Dutch Film Fund

300

Rotterdam Film Fund