A lonely middle-aged woman dines alone in a Chinese restaurant on her birthday. She pays close attention to the other patrons, imagining their relationships and personal situations. She remembers her past lovers and child, and broods on her bitter sense of loss and loneliness. In an unthinking moment, she announces to the waitress that it is her birthday, and the entire social dynamic in the restaurant is altered. An intensely moving, bittersweet and realistic look at emotional loss and disconnection.
Cast
Celia Nufaar
Aagt
Eveline Wu
Chinese Daughter
Nucheng Lu
Chinese Mother
Vincent van de Akker
Man
Natalia Kovaleva
Woman
Merel van Gaalen
Mother
Heike Hummelinck
Son
Nico Reuvenkamp
Father
Marjolein Ernst
Iceskating Club
David Goddyn
Iceskating Club
Marcel Romeijn
Iceskating Club
Isis Frasdonk
Iceskating Club
Nelleke Rekers
Iceskating Club
Chris Van De Bremer
Iceskating Club
Man Kin Tang
Cook
Sieger Sloot
Take Away Customer
Crew
Sytske Kok
Director
Rosan Dieho-Hamme
Screenplay
Tarek
Editor
Nicole Batteké
Director of Photography
Kaj Driessen
First Assistant Director
Wanja Visser
Assistant Director
André Bos
Producer
Moniva Nijhoff
Makeup Artist
Willem Hogenboom
Sound Editor
Leo Oostenbrug
Sound Editor
Sander den Broeder
Sound Recordist
David van der Heijden
Original Music Composer
Sigrid Groothuis
Set Dresser
Fleur Ankone
Property Master
Martijn Koot
Grip
Sigrid Thijssen
Gaffer
Robbert Becker
Production Manager
Josje van Erkel
Focus Puller
Roland Mylanus
Art Direction
