Sea of Silence (Verder dan de maan) 21 years old

1969. Nine-year old Caro lives on a pig farm in a small town with her four other siblings and another on the way. She is curious and determined to understand the mysteries of the world around her. But her devout catholic father can't explain the new world and her mother is too busy for philosophy so she converses to God. One day at school she is horrified to learn that man will soon set foot on the moon. In her eyes it's not possible that God would allow anyone to get so close to Heaven. Her clowning father agrees and, unable to cope with modern-day progress, hits the bottle. Caro is preparing for her first holy communion to become 'a bride of God' but before that she seals a pact with her father to overcome her fear of swimming in exchange, he will not touch a drop of alcohol.

Credits

Sea of Silence Cast

Name Character
Johanna ter Steege She was 42, now 63 years old as Ita Werner
Huub Stapel He was 49, now 70 years old as Mees Werner sr.
Neeltje de Vree She was 13, now 34 years old as Caro Werner
Nyk Runia as Mees Werner jr.

Sea of Silence Crew

Name Department
Jacqueline Epskamp as Writer. She was 40 (now 61) years old Writing
Sea of Silence poster
Sea of Silence (21 years)

  • Release day: Friday, September 26, 2003
  • Runtime: 105 minutes