170 Hz (2011)

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.

Director:

Joost van Ginkel

Writer:

Joost van Ginkel

Stars:

Gaite Jansen, Michael Muller, Eva van Heijningen

4 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Gaite Jansen	...	Evy
Michael Muller	...	Nick
Eva van Heijningen	...	Mother Evy
Ariane Schluter	...	Mother Nick
Porgy Franssen	...	Father Nick
Robert de Hoog	...	Sijp
Hugo Haenen	...	Father Evy
Baue van Leyden	...	Friend Sijp
Valerie Pos	...	Caro

Storyline

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 ...

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | male nudity | two word title | number in title | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

Nick: The only purpose of life is having enough time to prepare for death.

User Reviews

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?

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch French Sign Language

Release Date:

1 March 2012 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

170 герц

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Column Film, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO), Crocchetta Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1