Witte Flits (2024)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 89 minuten
Alternative title: The White Flash
Country:
Netherlands
Directed by: Laura Hermanides
Stars: Renée Soutendijk, Sanne den Hartogh and Raymond Thiry
IMDb score:
7,0 (115)
Releasedate: 26 September 2024
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Witte Flits plot
"Based on a true story"
Rick has been suffering from serious psychological problems for more than twenty years and after a years-long process he is given permission for euthanasia. Parents Aagje and Toon struggle with their complex feelings of doubt, guilt, impotence and immense love for their son. Based on a true story.
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Reviews & comments
mrklm
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- 11629 messages
- 10041 votes
42-year-old Rick Paulusma [Sanne den Hartogh] has been trying to get permission for voluntary euthanasia for seven years. After 20 years of research, complex diagnoses and multiple attempts to end his life in a different way, his patience has run out. His parents Aagje [Renée Soutendijk] and Toon [Raymond Thiry] try to remain as positive as possible under the circumstances, but when Rick finally gets the final approval and his death is actually imminent, everything changes. Soutendijk and Thiry are a match made in heaven in this family drama that only gets going after the approval of the euthanasia. Den Hartogh is less convincing, especially in the first half.
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Iljahier
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- 1 messages
- 1 votes
A compelling film that you won't let go of quickly. The story is told from the perspective of the parents. That gives a completely different perspective, which really gives you a different story. The film is documentary-like with cinematic effects. That sticks.
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Flipman
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- 7134 messages
- 1148 votes
This really touched me, I was crying in the audience. It is a very difficult subject to deal with, but by telling the story of René Johannesma - called Rick Paulusma here - it was still very successful. The film tells very poignantly how the parents of a son with a deep death wish deal with this. What can they do for their child and how should they come to terms with this themselves? Are there any alternatives?
A masterful cast and an honest direction build up to a very moving end result. Read my review here.
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