Two Eyes Staring (2010)
"Zwart water" (original title)

Nine-year-old Lisa discovers her sinister new friend is the ghost of the dead twin of Lisa's mother. Lisa's father also begins to suspect his wife of hiding a terrible secret, resulting in ... See full summary »

Director:

Elbert van Strien

Writers:

Elbert van Strien, Paulo van Vliet

Stars:

Hadewych Minis, Barry Atsma, Isabelle Stokkel

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hadewych Minis	...	Christine / Karen
Barry Atsma	...	Paul
Isabelle Stokkel	...	Lisa
Charlotte Arnoldy	...	Karen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steven Boen	...	Rijkswachter
Warre Borgmans	...	Psychiater
Philippe Colpaert	...	Peter
Els Dottermans	...	Juf Bongaerts
Marc Lauwrys	...	Huisarts
Viviane de Muynck	...	Non
Bart Slegers	...	Geert
Lisa Smit	...	Karen (voice)
Tibo Vandenborre	...	Mertens

Storyline

Nine-year-old Lisa discovers her sinister new friend is the ghost of the dead twin of Lisa's mother. Lisa's father also begins to suspect his wife of hiding a terrible secret, resulting in deadly consequences...

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | attic | haunted house | rabbit | diary | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook) Official site [nl]

Country:

Netherlands Belgium

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

11 March 2010 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Two Eyes Staring

Company Credits

Production Co:

Accento Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as Two Eyes Staring

User Reviews

A step in the right direction for Dutch horror movies,but still not quite there!

For a country that hasn't made a lot of horror movies this movie sure is a huge improvement. But it still needs a lot of work. The slow buildup was pretty good and provided just enough tension to make it interesting. However there were not enough scary moments to qualify as a real horror. As a drama this also fails since most of the characters don't act as they would in real life. It was very hard for me to have sympathy for the mother. Since it was obvious she wasn't exactly right in the head from the start. If this fact wasn't entirely clear than some events would have worked better. A lot of events in the movie also relied too much on coincidence and convenience. The cousin is pretty vague throughout the movie until the end. Christine and her odd behavior towards her husband and her daughter should have at least made the husband curious to find out what is going on. But he makes no attempt whatsoever. Another example is the fact that both parents suddenly have to work when previously only one did. Logically it doesn't even make sense since they didn't have to pay rent and had more to spare. Plot wise it is understandable since they had to create the opportunity for the daughter Lisa to experience the things she does. Of course these are all tactics to build up the tension even more but to me it had quite the opposite effect. These superficial tactics would have worked better if the movie had other things to offer. Like really scary scenes or imagery that would suggest or give another perspective on the events. The lack of actual plot or character development made it a predictable affair to the experienced horror fan. And that really is a bloody shame since this movie had the potential to become a classic.