Black Swans (film)

2005 Dutch film

January 2005 (2005-01) (IFFR)
14 July 2005 (2005-07-14) (Netherlands)

Running time

95 minutesCountryNetherlandsLanguageDutch

Black Swans (Dutch: Zwarte zwanen) is a 2005 Dutch drama film. The film won a Golden Calf for Best Sound at the Netherlands Film Festival in 2005.^[1] It also showed at the 2005 International Film Festival Rotterdam.^[2]

Plot

Marleen works as a volunteer in a rest home in Spain. When she meets Vince they are attracted to each other. Their passionate relationship has its ups and downs, and eventually, Marleen ends up in a hospital. The film ends when Marleen walks into the sea.

Cast

Carice van Houten as Marleen
Dragan Bakema as Vince
Mohammed Chaara as Mo, a friend of Vince

Production

The film is set and filmed at the Costa de Almería in Spain in 2003. Due to financial problems, the film was not released until 2005.

References

^ "Golden Calf Winners". Nederlands Film Festival. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Zwarte Zwanen". IFFR. Retrieved 20 July 2021.