Cast

Hilde Van Mieghem Thom Hoffman Ellen ten Damme Julien Schoenaerts Hans Croiset Fiet Dekker

Plot

A female writer bases her newest book on the affair she had with her publisher in this Dutch drama. Lin is the glamorous writer who finds herself pulled out of a canal by two riverboat men.

Sinekatalog’s take

A glamorous writer, pulled from a canal by boatmen, builds her novel from a past love affair, blurring fiction with life. The setup is intriguing, and the tone is dreamy and a bit cool. Suits viewers who like Dutch art cinema and self-reflective stories.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 5.4 / 10 (80 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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