A complicated story, simply told
Een ingewikkeld verhaal, eenvoudig verted
Jaap Van Heusden
Tom and Lukas have a special bond. Tom hears that he has only three months left to live. The resistance of the two humorous boys against death leads to various light-hearted and absurd situations. As Tom's health rapidly declines, Lukas decides to tell their story.
With : Johnny de Mol, Dragan Bakema, Jelka Van Houten
Screenplay : Patrick Van Es
Image : Jan Moeskops
Sound : Jeroen Damen
Music : Ujang Sastramidjaja, Jet Stevens, Paul Willemsen
Editing : Jasper Quispel
Screenplay : Patrick Van Es
Image : Jan Moeskops
Sound : Jeroen Damen
Music : Ujang Sastramidjaja, Jet Stevens, Paul Willemsen
Editing : Jasper Quispel
Production : NFTA
Jaap Van Heusden was born in 1979. In 1998, he founded Semfilms - a platform for young filmmakers. He has lived and worked as a filmmaker in Ouagadougou and has made documentaries about the daily life of three African artists, about friendship and about a political murder. He also directed fiction films during his studies at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. In 2005 he graduated from the director's department with A Complicated Story, Simply Told.