Bastiaan Tichler — Playwright (4)

Movie

Into Thin Air (2013)
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other title: In het niets / Kelli Swazey: Life that doesn't end with death …
1992: The undocumented Ghanaian Agymah (50) lives a secluded life as a cook in the outskirts of Amsterdam. When the ambitious dreamer Nina (12) arrives, Agymah is effectively forced to become her guardian. Nina drives Agymah crazy with her callous way of life and her eagerness to make contact with the outside world. Gradually, though, Agymah comes to understand that this is exactly what he has been escaping from and he realizes he must choose for life instead of waiting for death. When El Al flight 1862 crashes into their building, Agymah goes on a desperate search for the girl that gave him a reason to live. Into Thin Air is the first film based on the Bijlmer crash. It tells a human story of an event that has been branded into the collective memory of The Netherlands. Officially there were 43 fatalities, but because of the large number of illegal residents the actual figure will never be known.

Movie

CAS (2016)
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other title: 情迷少年 / 카스 …
The seven-year relationship between Pepijn and Sjors is put in jeopardy when they invite Cas, a young and sexy student, to sleep on their couch until he finds a place of his own. As Pepijn and Sjors both fall head over heels in love with Cas’ laconic charms, they are forced to reconsider all of their shared future plans. * Best International Feature Award, FilmOut San Diego * Inside Out LGBT Film Festival 2017