Crossing

Original Title: Crossing

Drama | 106' | 2022 (Completed)

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Director:	Jacqueline van Vugt
Producer:	Dries Phlypo
Writer:	Jacqueline van Vugt

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A penetrating and realistic drama which threads the universal feelings of love, fear, hope and loss in a tense and dramatic two-hour ferry crossing between Morocco and Spain.

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synopsis

During a ferry crossing from Morocco to Spain, three storylines intertwine, linked to the characters’ fear of loss and love. Iris, Walter and their two sons, take the ferry home from their holiday. As they approach Spain, their marital secrets catch up with them and it leads to a moment of passion at the pivotal moment when their eldest son, Peter, disappears. The ferry Captain Bukhim, enveloped in shame, smuggles his pregnant daughter to Spain, accompanied by his wife. He cannot live with the thought of a bastard child and hides them in his cabin. However, their daughter has other plans. Meanwhile at the Spanish Port, the ambulance crew, Luis and Raul, find a body of a young man. This is the final straw for both of them, but for very different reasons. For Raul it is one body too many, and for Luis, he loses the opportunity to realise his love for Paloma. The characters strive to connect to their loved ones, however their helplessness leaves room for the inevitable. Fear of loss shapes their destinies. As the boat docks in Spain, the drama unfolds as the characters come face to face with the consequences of their actions.
Crossing est un drame réaliste et pénétrant qui met à nu des sentiments universels de la peur, de l'espoir et de la perte pendant une traversée tendue et dramatique de deux heures entre le Maroc et l'Espagne.
In Crossing kruisen de verhaallijnen van een Nederlands gezin, de Marokkaanse kapitein en twee Spaanse kustwachtmedewerkers elkaar, allen verbonden door liefde en angst voor verlies. Het Nederlands gezin kent al wat stress, maar wanneer het zoontje van 8 verdwijnt barst de bom.

Credits

Director
Jacqueline van Vugt
Producer
Dries Phlypo
Writer
Jacqueline van Vugt
Cast
Ahlaam Teghadouini, Gijs Naber, Hadewych Minis
Editing
Gert Van Berckelaer
Photography
Gregor Meerman
Art direction
Kurt Rigolle
Costume
Zorana Meic
Sound
Selle Sellink, Bram Meindersma
Makeup
Ana Bulajic Crecek
Still photography
Daniël Nelson

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Minority Flemish co-production
Belgium
Genre
Drama
Year of production

2022
Production status
Completed
Original title
Crossing
Original language
Dutch, French, Spanish, Arabic

Technical specs

Running time
106'
Available in
2D
Aspect ratio
2.39:1
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
DCP (2K)
Colour
Colour

Contact & sales

Contact

A Private View

Adolf Baeyensstraat 134n
9040 Sint-Amandsberg
Belgium

T +32 9 240 10 00
info@aprivateview.be

www.aprivateview.be

Details
Sales

Fortissimo Film Sales

Keurenplein 41
1069 CD Amsterdam
Netherlands

T 0086 17710118183
clement@fortissimofilms.com
Distribution
NTR (TV)

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2023: Nederlands Filmfestival, Warsaw Int. Film Festival; 2024: Filmfestival Oostende, Seville Int. Film Festival, Film by the Sea, Montreal Int. Film Festival

Awards

No award information available.

Partners

Co-production partners

Revolver Film (NL), A Private View (BE), Nukleus Film (HR)

Supported by

Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Nederlands Filmfonds, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, CoBO Fonds, Tax Shelter Belgium, Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Croatian Production Incentive Programmne