Achter de Toren
Willem, Jurriaan, Ivan and Bas are close friends in Westkapelle, a village on the Zeeland coast. They spend their summers on the beach and watch the tourists arrive. After the holidays, two of them will leave for secondary school. Will their friendship survive the change?
Watch filmSelected awards
- Netherlands Film FestivalGolden Calf, Best Short Documentary · 2013
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Four boys look through binoculars together in Achter de Toren.
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Ivan and Bas are about to leave for secondary school. Willem and Jurriaan are younger and will stay behind. In the hut they built together, the boys discuss whether age is already changing their friendship.
The film stays with their conversations, games and familiar places in Westkapelle. The coming separation gives an ordinary summer a deadline.
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Selected credits
- Director and screenplay
- Astrid Bussink
- Producer
- Jan-Willem Bult, KRO
- Cinematography
- Rogier Timmermans
- Editing
- Riekje Ziengs
- Broadcaster
- KRO
- Location sound
- Sander den Broeder, Bas Lookman and Carla Meijs
- Sound post-production
- Ward Henselmans
Film details & resources
- Original title
- Achter de Toren
- English title
- The Hideout
- Year
- 2012
- Format
- Short documentary
- Running time
- 15 min
Awards & festivals
Achter de TorenAwards
- 2013
Netherlands Film Festival
Golden Calf, Best Short Documentary
Selected festivals
- 2012
IDFA
Official selection