A touching short film by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Dudok de wit.

A father says goodbye to his young daughter and leaves. As the wide Dutch landscapes live through their seasons so the girl lives through hers. She becomes a young woman, has a family and in time she becomes old, yet within her there is always a deep longing for her father.


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also by Michael Dudok de Wit: The Aroma of Tea

The film won among others:
ACADEMY AWARD (Oscar) ’01
GRAND PRIX & PRIX DU PUBLIC Annecy ’01;
BAFTA Award ‘01; Grand Prix Hiroshima ‘02
Zagreb – Espinho - Clermont-Ferrand
London - Utrecht & Ottawa
CARTOON D’OR ’01
& 30 other prices

regional code: all, format: PAL (plays in US computers), aspectratio: 16:9 & 4:3, languages: no spoken words, audio: Dolby Digital 5.1, lenght: (approx) 8 minutes