North Sea Texas
A delicate little heartwarmer of a film.
North Sea Texas
Pim, an introverted child, occupies his time drawing and fantasizing while keeping his emerging desires a secret. As a teenager, he grows infatuated with Gino, the handsome boy next door. When a hunky young man from the local fair starts living with Pim and his mother, he seizes the opportunity to leave home and move in with Gino's family. His plan backfires as Gino departs, romancing and living with a girl from across the border. It seems like Pim's dreams will never come true, but then one rainy day Gino returns home...
Genre
Drama
Runtime
96
Language
Dutch
Director
Bavo Defurne
Cast
Jelle Florizoone,
Eva Van Der Gucht,
Mathias Vergels,
Thomas Coumans
FEATURED REVIEW
Matthew Turner, ViewLondon
Defume's focus on Pim's fetishisation of objects is effective, because it crystallises the intensity and the importance of tiny moments; this also leads to some great scenes, such as Pim swapping over their identical knives while Gino sleeps, so that they will secretly have something belonging to ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 11.02.12 - 11.08.12
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