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  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Helmer, a single farmer in his fifties, lives with his aged, bedridden father in the Dutch countryside. His working days are marked by the visits of milk collector Johan, a man of his own age for whom Helmer holds a secret fascination. One day Helmer decides to renovate the house, buying himself a new double bed and moving his father ups...

Directed By: Nanouk Leopold

Written By: Gerbrand Bakker, Nanouk Leopold

  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2015
  • Not Rated
  • Big World Pictures
  • 1 h 33 m

It's All So Quiet

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Helmer, a single farmer in his fifties, lives with his aged, bedridden father in the Dutch countryside. His working days are marked by the visits of milk collector Johan, a man of his own age for whom Helmer holds a secret fascination. One day Helmer decides to renovate the house, buying himself a new double bed and moving his father ups...

Directed By: Nanouk Leopold

Written By: Gerbrand Bakker, Nanouk Leopold

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
72
71% Positive
5 Reviews
14% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
5 Reviews
14% Mixed
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14% Negative
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91
Jan 8, 2015
Stillness dominates, from the first shots of cornfields at sunrise to the final one that finds Helmer lying among them. When "It's All So Quiet" comes full circle, the title is virtually an understatement.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 8, 2015
The character development here is understated but beautifully laid bare by a quartet of top actors.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 8, 2015
In the film’s exquisite handling of death as the ultimate – or in some cases the only – conduit for love, it arrives at an unmistakable final note of hope and renewal.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 8, 2015
Ms. Leopold’s previous film, “Brownian Movement,” was a stringent, even off-putting study of a delicate-looking doctor who has secret trysts with various men, and her latest feature feels gentler, shot digitally and suffused with the gray shadows of old houses and dim twilights. But it’s just as concerned with the immediacy of desire.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 7, 2015
The film is work, but it's upsetting, insightful, and sometimes gorgeous — admire its cold suns and withering cornfields.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
58
Jan 8, 2015
Actor Jeroen Willems' portrayal is expressionless, coming across as more boring than stoic.
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Jan 5, 2015
There's literally no way to miss the memo that It's All So Quiet is about dealing with the encroachment of death, as it's there in every scene.
By Carson Lund FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Circe Films, N279 Entertainment, Coin Film, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
Release Date Jan 9, 2015
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Nederlands Film Festival
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Bildrausch Filmfest Basel
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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