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Cast

Victor Löw

Victor Löw

Tim

Hans Dagelet

Hans Dagelet

Van Spijk

Kitty Courbois

Kitty Courbois

Victoria Koenen

Angelique de Bruijne

Angelique de Bruijne

Prudence

Renée Fokker

Renée Fokker

Vera

Roos Ouwehand

Roos Ouwehand

Marjolein

Michel Sluysmans

Michel Sluysmans

Verkuil

Bracha van Doesburgh

Bracha van Doesburgh

Vicky

Crew

Erik van Zuylen

Erik van Zuylen

Director

Stefan Themerson

Stefan Themerson

Writer

René Goossens

René Goossens

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Annemiek van Gorp

Annemiek van Gorp

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Maarten Kramer

Maarten Kramer

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Ben Zuydwijk

Ben Zuydwijk

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Het Mysterie van de Sardine

20051.0 / 10104 min

Overview

Tim Boerhave, a philosophy lecturer, loses his legs in a bomb attack. Who is responsible? The last image before the explosion is that of a large black dog with a sardine tin attached to its collar, jumping up against the kitchen door. For Tim, the question of who did it is less urgent than the question of why. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. He can't think of any reason why he was targeted. While his house is being rebuilt, he and his family retreat to a quiet family hotel to recover. Day and night, he locks himself in his hotel room. He is obsessed with mapping out what preceded the explosion on that fateful morning. Who is the perpetrator? Why is Tim the victim?