The Jewish student Chaja becomes babysitter with a Chassidic family in a working class area of Antwerp. She is averse their strict way of life, but stays because she loves Simcha (5), who has never said a word for want of love and attention from his father. The girl confronts the family with this problem. Krabbé's directing début, a film version of Carl Friedman's novel Twee koffers vol.
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Flying Dutchman Productions
Flying Dutchman Productions
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Grolsch Filmprijs (1998)
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