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SUNDAY, JULY 24 AT 9:30 PM

 

DON'T TOUCH MY CHILDREN

(Kom niet aan mijn kinderen)

 

U.S. Premiere—Netherlands—84 minutes

 

In Dutch and Arabic with subtitles.


Directed by Ron Termaat.  Written by Marian Batavier and Nicolette Steggerda.  With Karina Smulders, Cahit Olmez, Thom Hoffman, and Tjebbo Gerritsma.
   

A riveting thriller based on a true story about a mother who entrusts her two children to their father, and her ex-husband, when he suggests a vacation to Euro Disney in Paris. When he takes them to his family home in Syria, a heartbreaking struggle begins. A film about the lengths a mother will go for her children.


Produced by Paul Ruven.  Director of Photography: Joost van Herwijnen. In competition from Talent United Film and Eye Film.

Accompanying Short Film:

THE ENCOUNTER

 

U.S.A.—20 minutes

 

A film by Angela Matemotja.


A young white woman on her spiritual quest gets stuck in an elevator with an older African man.  Though the residue of
apartheid still remains, does he hold the key to her
finding inner peace?

 

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