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202171 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Housewitz

202171 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

A mother has not left her house for decades, haunted by a recurring nightmare of being lost, reminiscent of her deportation as a Jewish girl.

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Oeke Hoogendijk

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A mother has not left her house for decades, haunted by a recurring nightmare of being lost, reminiscent of her deportation as a Jewish girl.

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Oeke Hoogendijkdirector

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Lous sits in her home, a place she has not left for decades. Her son, filmmaker Oeke Hoogendijk, documents her life and the recurring nightmare that haunts her. In this dream, she cannot find her way home, echoing the trauma of her deportation as a Jewish girl. The film captures Lous's struggles and memories, revealing the lasting effects of her past on her present life. It runs for 71 minutes and was released in 2021.

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