Taking Chances (2011) ( Patatje Oorlog )

Taking Chances (2011) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Patatje Oorlog
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Dutch ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Storyboards

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Nicole van Kilsdonk

Written By:
Marjolijn Hof
Lotte Tabbers

Actors:
Lucas Adriaanse ..... Tim
Pippa Allen ..... Kiek
Kes Blans ..... Dierenwinkelverkoper
Leny Breederveld ..... Lies
Johnny de Mol ..... Thomas
Angelique Dorrestijn ..... Chantal's mother
Gitta Fleuren ..... Red Cross woman
Govert Hartog ..... Chantal's father
Chantal Hildering ..... Chantal
Kee Ketelaar ..... Margje
Ernst ter Linden ..... Red Cross man
Rifka Lodeizen ..... Esmee
Bert Luppes ..... Man on viaduct
Julian Pemberton-Kerssens ..... Fabian
Annemarie Prins ..... Old woman

Synopsis:

Chips with mayonnaise, red onions and hot saté sauce is what you get if you order Patatje Oorlog or 'chips war' in Holland. Holland has not been troubled by war for a very long time and nowadays war is something that happens elsewhere. And yet war can also affect people's lives at home - so too the life of Kiek. This nine-year-old girl is very worried about her father, a doctor. He's urgently needed in a foreign country ravaged by war. Kiek is afraid that even if he doesn't use a weapon, her father could still be hit by a stray bullet. Although her mother explains that this is very unlikely, Kiek isn't convinced and feels she needs to do something. Her childish logic gives rise to strange ideas: she imagines that if her beloved dog were to die, there would be less likelihood of something happening to her father. Then, when her father's daily calls begin to dry up and cracks even start to appear in her mother's carefully preserved façade, Kiek decides it's time to act. Nicole van Kilsdonk's non-sensationalist film portrays a problem which is today almost commonplace, as seen through the eyes of a child. The story also touches on existential questions, such as whether it is possible to live one's life without taking risks.

Kiek is worried as her father works in a war zone. To lengthen the odds of her father getting hurt, she comes up with a strange and unique idea: she needs a dead dog and a dead mouse, because Kiek doesn't know one person who has a dead mouse, a dead dog and a dead father. Surely the odds against that are enormous?

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 27 April, 2012.