Haevn 'Fortitude' by Bram Schouw
Dutch director Bram Schouw, who signed to Blink in London in January, has created an affecting and unconventional drama for Dutch band Haevn.
When a prisoner walks through the gates of his jail to his freedom, his first thought is to see his teenage son, about to take part in a wrestling competition. Schouw makes this moment impressively real, but then the perspective appears to shift from the man to the boy, taking part in the wrestling match, and looking beaten.
Without giving too much away, there is a real message to be taken from the film about the impact of absence and that awful pain of missing someone. It's also about the importance of that crucial formative relationship between father and son. And that comes across through Schouw's impressive direction of his lead actors: Douglas Russell as the father and Denis Bolunov as the son.
PRO Credits
Credits
Director | Bram Schouw |
Producer | Stephanie Paeplow |
Production Company | Bonkers Amsterdam |
Executive Producer | Paul Weston |
Executive Producer | Saskia Kok |
Head of Music Video | Richard Grewe |
Service Company | NAFTA |
Service Producer | Eskro Rips |
Service Producer | Deniss Bardašov |
1st AD | Tõnis Pill |
Director of Photography | Paul Özgür |
Focus Puller | Kalvis Kulackovskis |
2nd AC | Laur-Erik Ruus |
Gaffer | Hendrik Saks |
Art Director | Kaia Tungal |
Wardrobe | Jörgen Terepson |
Hair | Krislin Lainelo |
Editor | Annelien Van Wijnbergen |
Colourist | Laurens Orij |
Commissioner | Sam Seager |
Label | Parlophone |
Other credits | Cast: Denis Bolunov (Boy), Douglas Russell (Father) Sound: Evelien Van Der Molen |
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