Top Cast
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Bent Simons
Kid
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Gabriela Carrizo
Mother
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Maarten Meeusen
Billy
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Rit Ghoos
Maria
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René Jacobs
Uncle Bob
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Sander van Sweevelt
Misty
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Jasper Van Luyck
John
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Mauro Troch
Bart, a Schoolmate
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Giel't Seyn
Giel, a Schoolmate
Overview
A seven-year-old child, his brother Billy and their depressed mother live on a farm. Then something painful happens to the family and the kids are left to live by themselves.
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