Top Cast
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Antoine Ornelis
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Guy Bracke
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Kristof 'Bassie' Bassleer
Overview
Short film mainly inspired by the Stijn Streuvels novella 'Het leven en dood in den ast' (Life and Death in the Oasthouse).
Rating
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