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In HOUSEWITZ, daughter and filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk tries to find out the reason behind her mother’s categorically refusal to leave her house. Lous Hoogendijk-de Jong literally hasn’t been outside her home for dozens of years. She has a recurring nightmare which she puts down to the day when as a Jewish girl she was taken from her house and deported to the Nazi camps. What seems perfectly ordinary in this film at first sight – a woman in a living room watching tv with her cat – gradually turns into an oppressive reality where the inside and outside worlds are at odds and housemate Holocaust is a daily presence.
Running Time: | 71 min. |
Subject(s): | Disability, European History, Family, History, Holocaust, Personal Story, Senior Citizenship, War, Women |
Language(s): | Dutch |
Subtitles: | English |
Director(s): | |
Producer(s): | Frank van den Engel, Oeke Hoogendijk |
Cinematographer: | Sander Snoep, Jet Homoet, Oeke Hoogendijk |
Editor(s): | Katharina Wartena |
Production Company: | Discours Films |