Ricky Rijneke's feature film debut Silent Ones has been added to the selection for the main competition of the New Horizons International Film Festival, reports the leading international magazine SCREEN INTERNATIONAL.

The main competition of New Horizons, which features 13 international feature films, focuses on unconventional and idiosyncratic films that explore new forms of expression. New Horizons is Poland's largest international film festival focusing on art house film. The Festival: 'An enchantingly mature debut from Ricky Rijneke. The Dutch author cleverly combines social engagement with poetic sensitivity. The film slightly resembles the works of Ulrich Seidl or Ursula Antoniak.'

The lead role in Silent Ones is played by Hungarian actress and Berlinale shooting star Orsi Toth, who has appeared in Kornel Mundruczo's Delta (Cannes Fipresci Award), Women Without Men (Silver Lion Venice) by Shirin Neshat, and The Notebook (Grand Prix Karlovy Vary). Cinematography was also handled by award-winning European film talent: Gergely Pohárnok (Hukkle, Taxidermia) and Jean-Paul de Zaeytijd (Les Géants, Eldorado). The soundtrack for Silent Ones was composed by Andrey Derchachev, known for The Return (Golden Lion Venice) and The Banishment (Cannes Award Winner) by Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev.

Silent Ones tells the story of a young Hungarian woman (Orsi Tóth) who, after her younger brother Isti disappears, sets off aboard a cargo ship to fulfill her promise to him. A surreal trip balancing on the edge of life and death.

The film recently won two awards at the European Film Festival in Lecce, Italy. Earlier this year, Silent Ones was nominated for the Tiger Award, the prestigious Competition Programme and flagship of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where the film was very positively received by the trade press.

The International Cinephile Society (ICS): 'A powerful, very self-assured debut, Silent Ones confirms that the director is one to watch.' The film was compared by the reviewer to the work of Bruno Dumont.
The Dutch press was also very complimentary. De Volkskrant spoke of a wonderful discovery and called the film a confident, disruptive directorial debut.

Silent Ones was produced by Rotterdam Films (Rijneke & van Leeuwaarden) and was made possible with support from the Netherlands Film Fund and the Mondriaan Fund. Distributor Contact Film will release the film in the Netherlands later this year. International sales are handled by the French sales agent Wide Management.

Screen International:
http://www.screendaily.com/news/new-horizons-adds-silent-ones-to-competition/5058352.article

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New Horizons International Filmfestival



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