With a poll coming up on IMDbs Classic Film board for the best movies of 2004,I decided to search around for any overlooked Thrillers,and I stumbled upon a very interesting-sounding Dutch Thriller,which led to me getting ready to find out how silent the night could be.
The plot:
Meeting psychologist Hans Porcelijn, Laura Fischer reveals that she wants to talk about some events which took place 2 years ago,that led to someone being murdered.
Years earlier:
For the last 2 years the police have been failing to catch a man who has rapped women in the woods near the college campus.Setting up a campaign group,friends Josien Schippers, Marieke Kopermode, Bonnie Javoer, Emma Machielsen & Laura Fischer decide that it is time for a solution to be found.Talking to the college dean,the gang are disappointed to get a half-hearted response from the dean.
With no one else willing to deal with the issue,the gang decide to guard the area themselves.Left on her own at campus one night, Kopermode decides that instead of ringing up one of her pals to come along,that she will ride through the woods on her own.Not hearing from Kopermode for ages,the gang decide to search for her.Looking round the woods,the gang find Kopermode laying on the ground,after getting viciously rapped. Horrified over what Kopermode has suffered,the gang decide that they must track down the rapist themselves.
View on the film:
Handling the subject matter in an extremely mature manner,director Ineke Houtman & cinematographer Sander Snoep avoid any sense of gratuitousness by focusing on the rape victims face,which gives the title a strong, uncomfortable atmosphere,as Houtman shows the horrifying sense of power that the rapist has over the victims. Filmed in gritty digital Video,Houtman builds tension in the gangs investigation with stylish flourishes ,which goes from a nerve- wrecking search for the right belt buckle "click",to a persons blood being splatted over a washing machine.
Whilst the subject is looked at in a delicate manner,the screenplay by Frank Ketelaar disappointingly fails to create any suspense,or mysterious tension,thanks to Ketelaar offering just one lone suspect,who is revealed right from the start. Painting all the men as total scum,Ketelaar prepares to show each of the gang as quick- witted,very intelligent individuals.Despite the actresses each giving elegant performances,Ketelaar never allows any member of the group to display any unique features,with there barely being any individual progression in the gathering of clues, which sadly leads to this night being one of darkness.
The plot:
Meeting psychologist Hans Porcelijn, Laura Fischer reveals that she wants to talk about some events which took place 2 years ago,that led to someone being murdered.
Years earlier:
For the last 2 years the police have been failing to catch a man who has rapped women in the woods near the college campus.Setting up a campaign group,friends Josien Schippers, Marieke Kopermode, Bonnie Javoer, Emma Machielsen & Laura Fischer decide that it is time for a solution to be found.Talking to the college dean,the gang are disappointed to get a half-hearted response from the dean.
With no one else willing to deal with the issue,the gang decide to guard the area themselves.Left on her own at campus one night, Kopermode decides that instead of ringing up one of her pals to come along,that she will ride through the woods on her own.Not hearing from Kopermode for ages,the gang decide to search for her.Looking round the woods,the gang find Kopermode laying on the ground,after getting viciously rapped. Horrified over what Kopermode has suffered,the gang decide that they must track down the rapist themselves.
View on the film:
Handling the subject matter in an extremely mature manner,director Ineke Houtman & cinematographer Sander Snoep avoid any sense of gratuitousness by focusing on the rape victims face,which gives the title a strong, uncomfortable atmosphere,as Houtman shows the horrifying sense of power that the rapist has over the victims. Filmed in gritty digital Video,Houtman builds tension in the gangs investigation with stylish flourishes ,which goes from a nerve- wrecking search for the right belt buckle "click",to a persons blood being splatted over a washing machine.
Whilst the subject is looked at in a delicate manner,the screenplay by Frank Ketelaar disappointingly fails to create any suspense,or mysterious tension,thanks to Ketelaar offering just one lone suspect,who is revealed right from the start. Painting all the men as total scum,Ketelaar prepares to show each of the gang as quick- witted,very intelligent individuals.Despite the actresses each giving elegant performances,Ketelaar never allows any member of the group to display any unique features,with there barely being any individual progression in the gathering of clues, which sadly leads to this night being one of darkness.