When Emma returns to her childhood home to help her mother Caatje move, she stumbles upon a past that never truly disappeared. Old wounds surrounding motherhood, loss, and unspoken pain resurface. While Emma’s partner Melle tries to mediate, he becomes entangled between two generations of women, each fighting for her own truth. The tension builds to a surreal climax, where memory and vision of the future merge.
BROKSTUKKEN (BROKEN PIECES) is an intimate family drama about the universal struggle between holding on and letting go.
Cast: Eline Havenaar, Elisa van Riessen, Frans Dam, Marcel Romeijn
Directed by: Jörgen van Dongen & Steven Willems
Written by: Elisa van Riessen, Jörgen van Dongen, Eline Havenaar
Produced by: Tamara Vosmaer
Cinematography by: Tommy van Berkel
1st AD: Guust Mulder
Gaffer: Sander Raeijmaekers
Camera Assistance: Oscar van Crimpen
Production Design: Jin Xuehong
Production assistance: Brian Hulsebos & Wouter Vossen
Sound: Sander Houwen
Film editing by: Efin de Landmeter, Steven Willems
Colorgrading: Koert van der Ploeg
Composer: Maarten Diesfeldt, Rutger Rogge
Sound Design: Davide Caminita