Incluvie Film Festival Review of 'Sleep No More'
This short film was an overall creative success.
The Purse Snatcher
Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a pickpocket ("tasjesdief") for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.
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Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a pickpocket ("tasjesdief") for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.
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Genre:Drama, Family, Thriller
Written By:Maria Peters
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Shooting Star Filmcompany
Cast
Maria Peters
Director
Olivier Tuinier
Alex van Zuilen
Aus Greidanus Jr.
Lucos
Micha Hulshof
Evert
Myranda Jongeling
Mother of Alex
Jaap Spijkers
Father of Alex
Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard
Roos
Freark Smink
Ronnie
Renée Fokker
Mother of Evert & Lucas
Marjan Luif
Neighbor of Roos
Jac. Goderie
Clarinet Seller
Rob van de Meeberg
Doctor
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