The Boy Who Stopped Talking
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De Jongen Die niet meer Praatte | |
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Directed by | Ben Sombogaart |
Written by | Lou Brouwers |
Release date | 10 October 1996 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | Netherlands |
Languages | Dutch, Kurdish |
The Boy Who Stopped Talking or De Jongen Die niet meer Praatte is a 1996 Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart.
Cast
- Erçan Orhan, Mohammed Akkus (Memo)
- Halsho Hussain, Mustafa
- Brader Musiki, Hüsnü Akkus
- Husna Killi, Fatma Akkus
- Louis Ates, Jeroen Ligthart
- Rick van Gastel, Thomas
- Heleen Hummelen, Inge Smeets
- Peter Bolhuis, Vader Jeroen
- Han Kerckhoffs, Chauffeur school bus
- Shielan Muhammad, Rojda
- Han Oldigs, Arts
- Lava Sulayman, Zin Akkus
- Cecil Toksöz, Kemal Mecan
Synopsis
Memo is a 9-year old Kurdish boy. He lives in Eastern Turkey together with his little sister and mother. He is very happy there. His father works in the Netherlands. In the area where Memo lives, war is on the horizon. His father decides to bring his family to the Netherlands. Memo doesn't want to, but nobody asked him anything. From then on, he decides not to talk anymore.
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