Archive of films Road / Weg

Netherlands
2007, 10 min

Section: Focus on the Netherlands
Year: 2008

The protagonist of this thriller with its unexpected ending is a young woman driving home along a minor road. Upset by a previous encounter with a group of noisy drunk young men and mindful of the thickening darkness outside, she begins to get a sense of uneasiness about the intentions of the driver behind her who keeps trying to overtake.


Synopsis

An attractive young woman is driving home along a minor road. Alarmed by an unpleasant encounter with a group of noisy drunk young men and mindful of the thickening darkness outside the car, she begins to get a sense of uneasiness when a driver behind her keeps trying to overtake her. The only chance she has against the intimidating stranger with questionable motives, is to push the pedal to the floor… An intimate thriller which intensifies as it moves towards its unexpected finale.

About the director

Daniel Bruce (b. 1981) worked as a graphic designer and then attended the Art Academy in Utrecht. He has made various commercials, music clips and shorts. He also co-wrote the screenplay for his widescreen 10-minute thriller Road, filmed on location in Holland’s oldest national park, Veluwezoom.

Contacts

EYE Film Institute Netherlands
IJpromenade 1, 1031 KT, Amsterdam
Netherlands
Tel: +31 207582375
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.see-nl.com

About the film

Color, 35 mm

Section: Focus on the Netherlands
   
Director: Daniel Bruce
Screenplay: Paul Bontenbal, Daniel Bruce
Dir. of Photography: Bart Beekman
Music: Wiegel, Meirmans, Snitker
Editor: Wouter Jansen
Producer: Jelani Isaacs, Sander Verdonk
Production: LEV Pictures
Cast: Nienke Romer, Dries Vanhegen, Colette Notenboom
Contact: EYE Film Institute Netherlands

Guests

Claudia Landsberger

Distributor, Film Institution Rep.

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