The Boy Who Stopped Talking (1996)

5.2/10 • 108 min • Drama Family

Overview

Memo is a nine-year-old boy who lives in Turkey with his mother and little sister, while his father works in a Netherlands seaport. When war looms near his family home, Memo's father moves the family to be with him in the Netherlands. Memo is unhappy at having to leave his village, his best friend, Mustafa, and his job as a mail boy. Once installed in his father's basement flat, Memo begins his own protest at being removed from his home by refusing to speak.

Cast

Peter Bolhuis

Vader Jeroen

Heleen Hummelen

Inge Smeets

Rick van Gastel

Harry

Han Oldigs

Arts

Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh

Politieagent

Jack Wouterse

Zwart

Bert Luppes

Politieagent

Mike Libanon

Baas van Zwart

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