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Tonio

2016 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by Paula van der Oest · Netherlands · Contemporary European Art Cinema
Drama

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Cast

Rifka Lodeizen Chris Peters Elsie de Brauw Beppie Melissen Pierre Bokma Minne Koole

Credits

Written by: Hugo Heinen

Plot

After 21-year-old student Tonio dies in a traffic accident, his novelist parents face sorrow and regret as they suffer the agony of losing their only child.

Sinekatalog’s take

Paula van der Oest's Dutch drama, with Jacob Derwig and Rifka Lodeizen, is a quiet, moving study of loss, from A.F.Th. van der Heijden.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (1,439 votes)
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