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170 Hz

  • 20112011
  • 1h 26m
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6.1/10
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Gaite Jansen and Michael Muller in 170 Hz (2011)
  • Drama
Two deaf teenagers fall in love and run away from their disapproving parents, only to discover one of the young lovers carries a dark secret.Two deaf teenagers fall in love and run away from their disapproving parents, only to discover one of the young lovers carries a dark secret.Two deaf teenagers fall in love and run away from their disapproving parents, only to discover one of the young lovers carries a dark secret.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
629
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  • Director
    • Joost van Ginkel
  • Writer
    • Joost van Ginkel
  • Stars
    • Gaite Jansen
    • Michael Muller
    • Eva van Heijningen
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  • Director
    • Joost van Ginkel
  • Writer
    • Joost van Ginkel
  • Stars
    • Gaite Jansen
    • Michael Muller
    • Eva van Heijningen
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    • 2User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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    Gaite Jansen and Michael Muller in 170 Hz (2011)
    Gaite Jansen in 170 Hz (2011)
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    Gaite Jansen in 170 Hz (2011)

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    Gaite Jansen
    Gaite Jansen
    • Evyas Evy
    Michael Muller
    Michael Muller
    • Nickas Nick
    Eva van Heijningen
    Eva van Heijningen
    • Mother Evyas Mother Evy
    Ariane Schluter
    Ariane Schluter
    • Mother Nickas Mother Nick
    Porgy Franssen
    • Father Nickas Father Nick
    Robert de Hoog
    Robert de Hoog
    • Sijpas Sijp
    Hugo Haenen
    • Father Evyas Father Evy
    Baue van Leyden
    • Friend Sijpas Friend Sijp
    Valerie Pos
    • Caroas Caro
    • Director
      • Joost van Ginkel
    • Writer
      • Joost van Ginkel
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    Storyline

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    The Story: 170 Hz is a film about unconditional love and the freedom that goes with it. Nick and Evy are two adolescents who fall hopelessly in love with each other. Their love has no voice or sound as they are both deafmute. They have their own ways of communicating with each other, so while being in love already makes them stand apart from the rest of the world, in the splendid isolation of their soundless love they distance themselves from their surroundings even more. When they sense that their parents do not fully agree with them being together, they develop an audacious plan: they will flee and hide in a special place, where Evy will become pregnant and have a baby - they are convinced that once they have a child together nothing and nobody will be able to keep them apart. Nick takes the initiative and drives off with Evy to the hiding place he has meticulously prepared, the wreck of a former Soviet submarine in a distant part of the harbour. Within that metal casing full of sounds and tremors they cannot hear, but with their strongly developed remaining senses, can feel all the more. They concentrate on their baby project. But in that cage of happiness Evy slowly discovers that Nick had another reason to disappear. —Joost van Ginkel
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    • two word title
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    • Trivia
      Neither Gaite Jansen nor Michael Muller is hearing impaired in real life. They learned to do sign language from a sign language teacher, an interpreter and a couple of deaf coaches.
    • Quotes

      Nick: I don't need to hear anything. I haven't met anyone who seems to have anything interesting to say apart from Evy.

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    4/10
    Unusual but nevertheless dull
    Firstly let me say that I'm very glad I didn't see this in the cinema because I found the subtitles being removed a little too soon for me on many occasions. I was glad that I could rewind and even pause the film so I could read what was said.

    Most of the dialogue is in sign language. (French Sign Language according to IMDb) When I was very young I had assumed that sign language was international and I wondered why it was not taught to everyone. That would make life much easier for deaf people and solve the language problem for the whole planet! Now that I'm older, I think it was a nice idea.

    Anyway, to get back to the film, I also disliked the background sound. Sort of like noises heard underwater. I realize this was intentional, to create an atmosphere of isolation, as was the setting in an old submarine. Nevertheless, the main effect it had on me was to want to turn down the volume.

    I was impressed with the young actress, Gaite Jansen, who spent a lot of time walking around a submarine with hardly any clothes on, but seemed not to be bothered by the cold.

    Having watched the film, the thing that sticks in my memory is the title. Why 170 Hz?
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    • Oct 18, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 2012 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Official site
      • Official site (Netherlands)
    • Languages
      • Dutch
      • French Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • 170 герц
    • Production companies
      • Column Film
      • Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
      • Crocchetta Films
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    • Budget
      • €1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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