Afterlife (2019)
Hiernamaals tells the story of Sam, a hyperintelligent and hardworking 14-year-old girl who leads a happy life with her father and her two brothers in the south of the Netherlands. She is a good student, very strict with herself and she is always on time. She also takes care of her two younger brothers; since her mother Vera died, she’s felt responsible for the family and now she takes care of the household with her father. One morning — rushing to school to help her math teacher print exams — she is struck by a large truck and she dies. In the hereafter she finds her mother waiting for her. It's a strange feeling of both happiness and sadness. She discovers that there is a way back to life, but will she succeed in taking her mother with her?
Director: Willem Bosch
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Sanaa Giwa as Sam |
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Romana Vrede as Vera |
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Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Erik |
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Jan-Paul Buijs as Martin |
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Ria Eimers as Joke |
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Ilse Warringa as Aunt Merie |
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Wim Abelsma as Uncle Wim |
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Lionel Almeida as Man in bar |
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Marguerite de Brauw as Neighbour |
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Anis de Jong as Herman |
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Glenn Durfort as Grandfather |
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Jan Willem Hofma as Neighbour Rob |
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Helen Kamperveen as Grandmother |
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Gonca Karasu as Teacher Fatiah |
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Sjoerd Meijer as Pedro |
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Robert Nederlof as Mover |
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Ellen Parren as Evelien |
| Art | Clara Bragdon | Props |
| Writing | Willem Bosch | Writer |
| Directing | Willem Bosch | Director |