Inspired by a true crime that gripped a whole nation for more than a decade. In the spring of 1999, the body of a 16-year-old girl was found on the outskirts of a small village in The Netherlands, next to an asylum seekers' center. ‘The Hunt’ depicts how the long and frustrating search for the perpetrator confronted the inhabitants and asylum seekers of this little Dutch town with xenophobia, racism, and bizarre and persistent conspiracy theories, fueled by social media. The crime remained unsolved for more than 12 years, until an unprecedented use of a large-scale DNA investigation finally solved the case.
Short black-and-white film about longing for true love. In an immense launderette, Joep (29) and Gonda (45) are waiting for their dreamed other half, who will make their lives truly meaningful.
Little is known about the catastrophe Anna and Hannah have escaped. On a desolate island they find an abandoned house where Anna takes care of Hannah. Hannah’s fragile condition reminds the two lovers that their time together is coming to an end.
Abke Haring won a Golden Calf Award for Best Actor at the Dutch Film Festival Utrecht 2024. She won this Award for her lead performance in the drama series Een van Ons, directed by Michiel van Erp. She is a much acclaimed actor in The Netherlands and Belgium, who won the prestigious Theo d’Or award for her portrayal of Hamlet in Hamlet vs Hamlet in 2014. She starred in many plays for diverse theatercompanies like International Theater Amsterdam, Toneelhuis, NTGent and Frascati. She worked with Ivo van Hove, Guy Cassiers, Luk Perceval, Floor Houwink ten Cate and many more inspiring directors on stage. Abke also writes for theater and is known for her physical performances. She starred in series and films such as Fenix (2017), Primus (2022) Piece of my Heart (2022) and Splendid Isolation (2022) which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2022. Currently Abke can be seen next to Jacob Derwig in Panic Room, directed by Floor Houwink ten Cate for Theater Utrecht, with whom she also made Sea of Silence. She will reprise her role in Brideshead Revisited (2023) for theater group De Warme Winkel on the Dutch Theater Festival and in Belgium.