Child of their Time
The Netherlands2024documentary55'Family Revolutions
In the 1970s, many Dutch families adopted children from Indonesia. Tim is one of them, but despite good intentions something went wrong. Today, the protagonist resents his adoptive father for taking him to Europe and making him his son. Following the story of the family, one may wonder about the phenomenon of international or cross-cultural adoptions, but can all such stories be explained by a single narrative? We witness a family psychodrama, which is recorded by Tim’s brother, the director of this film. Intense emotions are accompanied by reflections about identity, belonging and family ties.
- directed by
- Huibert van Wijk
Born in 1986. Since his youth, he has been fascinated by the magic of light and lenses. After completing a bachelor's degree in sociology, he graduated as a documentary director from the Utrecht School of the Arts. He is captivated by atypical families, parent-child relationships, and identity. This fascination is reflected in his films, where he often sheds light on his own upbringing or that of others.
- Producer
- Julia Rombout / Rinkel Film (Rinkel Film), Reinier Selen / Rinkel Film, Rinskje Raap / Rinkel Film (Rinkel Film)
- Screenplay
- Huibert van Wijk
- Cinematography
- Aziz Al-Dilaimi, Huibert van Wijk
- Music
- Thomas Goralski
- Sound
- Jacob Oostra
- Editing
- Augustine Huijsser
- Cast
- Tim de Vries, Lex van Wijk, Sumi de Vries
- Photo
