The story is set on the island of Terschelling (NL), which is isolated from the rest of the Netherlands at the end of the 19th century. Sil Droeviger, a farmer in Oosterend, supplements his...
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Title: Sil de strandjutter (1976)
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The story is set on the island of Terschelling (NL), which is isolated from the rest of the Netherlands at the end of the 19th century. Sil Droeviger, a farmer in Oosterend, supplements his income for his family, consisting of his wife Jaakje and sons Jelle and Wietse, with beachcombing. One day a strong storm arises and Sil rescues a girl from a sunken Swedish dinghy, while the mother drowns. Sil takes the girl home and raises her as his own daughter. He calls her Lobke, just like their daughter who died shortly after birth. When Sil comes to register her as his own daughter at the registry office, this causes the necessary problems. The pastor has an even harder time getting the child baptized, which leads to a rift between Sil and the church. The children grow up to be young adults. The brothers are each other's opposites: Jelle is a free bird who likes to romp with the girls and Wietse is gentle, calm and thoughtful. Wietse starts to think about whether combing is good; whether it...
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12 October 1976 (Belgium) See more »Company Credits
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Nederlandse Christelijke Radio-Vereniging (NCRV), Cinécentrum N.V., Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT) See more »
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Broadcasted in the Netherlands as a TV-series, a magnificent drama that should be released on DVD. Documents a family history of an orphan found by a family living on one of the Dutch Islands (Terschelling) and shows a wonderful cinematography as well as a captivating story. Romance, hardship, intrigue and gives a very realistic idea of what life was like at that time.