Sea of Silence


Synopsis

1969. Nine-year old Caro lives on a pig farm in a small town with her four other siblings and another on the way. Her devout catholic father can’t explain the new world and her mother is too busy for philosophy so she converses to God.

Director

Stijn Coninx

Year

2002

Fests & Prizes

Academy award selection for Belgium, Gent intl FF competition, Utrecht intl FF competition, FRANKFURT intl FF Kinderfestival MAIN PRIZE & CIFEJ prize, Hong Kong intl FF competition, Seoul EU FF, Palm Springs, Munich Film fest comp, Seattle intl FF competition, Hof Intl FF – FIRST PRIZE BEST FILM AWARD & award for distribution , Ljubljana film fest, Riga film fest comp, Wurzburg intl FF, Toronto intl FF .

Partners

A sophimages production with the support of the Vlaams audiovisueel Fonds VAF – VRT – RTBF – Nederlands Fonds voor de film – Zentropa – Lichtblick – Isabella Films – KRO – ZDF-Arte