Top Cast
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Pierre Bokma
Speelman
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Elsie de Brauw
Diana
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Reinout Bussemaker
Eduard
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Thekla Reuten
Tessa
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Willemijn Veldhuijzen
Willemijn
Overview
Sweder Speelman leads a successful life with his wife Cecile. But he realizes he's a spectator of his own life. Sweder decides to disappear to see how Cecile responds to his absence. As he observes his wife, he loses touch with reality.
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