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Thirteen Days

'Satisfied deceased' wants Floor Haak (86) on his mourning card. He stops eating and drinking and experiences the last thirteen days of his life with his sons, who move in with him.

'Chronicle of my father's death' is the subtitle of this special report. Floor Haak (86) apparently still enjoys life, but his body is fragile and he cannot imagine the step to a nursing home. So he decides to stop eating and drinking. His two sons move in with him to take care of him. At Floor's request, his son Gijs films the process. They experience the last thirteen days of his life together. Intense, sad, but also cheerful and light.

  • Gijs Haak
    Director
  • Fifi Visser
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Dertien Dagen
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    43 minutes 37 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 15, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Netherlands
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands
  • Language:
    Dutch
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2,39:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Dutch Film Festival
    Utrecht
    Netherlands
    September 26, 2021
    Dutch premiere
    NOMINEE for Golden Calf for best short documentary
  • Cinema Middelburg
    Middelburg
    Netherlands
    October 1, 2021
  • Cinema Middelburg
    Middelburg
    Netherlands
    October 2, 2021
  • Worm, Rotterdam
    Rotterdam
    Netherlands
    October 24, 2021
  • Sas van Gent
    Netherlands
    April 29, 2022
    Beste Zeeuwse film
Director Biography - Gijs Haak

I was born in 1964, studied at the academy for photography in The Hague.
After this I established myself as an independent photographer. From the year 2000 I started making films together with Fifi Visser. Mainly documentaries, but also a short feature film.

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