Seagulls Die in the Harbour

A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images the wanderings of a tormented man through the cosmopolitan port city of Antwerp. The only people to show him understanding are an orphan and two disillusioned women.

Keywords

Belgium
Escape to the 50's
Festival de Cannes

Actors

Tine Balder
Tone Brulin
Piet Frison
Julien Schoenaerts
Dora van der Groen

Director

Ivo Michiels
Rik Kuypers
Roland Verhavert

Timeless

1h 22min

-12

NL

Belgium

1955

A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images the wanderings of a tormented man through the cosmopolitan port city of Antwerp. The only people to show him understanding are an orphan and two disillusioned women.

A pessimistic urban drama, with a musical score by Jack Sels and Max Damasse, charts in strongly expressionistically lit black-and-white images the wanderings of a tormented man through the cosmopolitan port city of Antwerp. The only people to show him understanding are an orphan and two disillusioned women.

Cast & Crew