When Jeroen van Velzen lived in Kenia as a child he was very susceptible to the stories told to him by an old fisherman. As Jeroen got older, his belief supernatural powers disappeared, but a part of him still longed for that open, unprejudiced way in which he looked at life and for the magic that filled everything with colour. That is why he wanted to return to the country where he grew up. On the coral island Wasini he met Masoud, and his steady helper Juma. Masoud is an old fisherman who still hopes of catching a large shark. How long Masoud also remains without a catch, every day he sincerely believes that tomorrow he will catch a shark. Jeroen would like to tell the story of Masoud in five days. Through this, stories of the past, told by three old people, are woven into the film. On their last day together Masoud shows him the sacred island Mpunguti, the place where his ancestors are buried. There Jeroen realises that the magic of this world rests in the simplicity of it.
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Directed by Jeroen van Velzen (Netherlands 2012). Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2012. Fascinating personal debut that follows an old ...
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Toen Jeroen van Velzen als kind in Kenia woonde was hij heel ontvankelijk voor de magische verhalen die een oude Keniaanse visser Gatete hem vertelde.
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Somewhere in Kenya there is an old fisherman called Mashoud who believes in his stories stories which paint a picture of a world of fantasy where the sea has ...
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WAVUMBA they who smell of fish - feature documentary by Jeroen van Velzen In search of the reality behind the memories the filmmaker has of his youth in ...
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Regisseur und Drehbuchautor Jeroen Van Velzen besucht Frida & Fred im Filmtipp-Trailer. Er spricht über die Dreharbeiten seines in Kenia gedrehten ...
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