Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
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| Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu | ... | Raymond Lemorne | |
| Gene Bervoets | ... | Rex Hofman | |
| Johanna ter Steege | ... | Saskia Wagter | |
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Gwen Eckhaus | ... | Lieneke |
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Bernadette Le Saché | ... | Simone Lemorne |
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Tania Latarjet | ... | Denise |
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Lucille Glenn | ... | Gabrielle |
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Roger Souza | ... | Manager |
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Caroline Appéré | ... | Cashier |
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Pierre Forget | ... | Farmer Laurent |
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Didier Rousset | ... | TV Journalist |
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Raphaëline Goupilleau | ... | Gisele Marzin (as Raphaëline) |
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Robert Lucibello | ... | Teacher |
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David Bayle | ... | Lemorne (16 Years) |
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Doumee | ... | Lady 'Prisunic' (as Doumée) |
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Rex and Saskia are on holiday, a young couple in love. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia disappears. Rex dedicates the next three years trying to find her. Then he receives some postcards from her abductor, who promises to reveal what has happened to Saskia. The abductor, Raymond Lemorne, is a chilling character to whom Rex is drawn by his intense desire to learn the truth behind his lovers disappearance. The truth is more sinister than he dared imagine. Written by Matthew Stanfield <mattst@cogs.susx.ac.uk>
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27 October 1988 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
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Rex Hofman: That you're inside a golden egg and you can't get out, and you float all alone through space forever.
Saskia Wagter: Yes, the loneliness is unbearable.
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Saskia Wagter: No. This time there was another golden egg flying through space. And if we were to collide, it'd all be over.
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Entertainment Weekly ranked this as the 25th scariest movie of all time. See more »Goofs
After the discussion with Lieneke and her departure, Rex sits in front of the computer and a mic is visible in the lower left corner. See more »Quotes
Saskia Wagter: My nightmare. I had it again last night.Rex Hofman: That you're inside a golden egg and you can't get out, and you float all alone through space forever.
Saskia Wagter: Yes, the loneliness is unbearable.
[pause]
Saskia Wagter: No. This time there was another golden egg flying through space. And if we were to collide, it'd all be over.
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