The Boy Who Stopped Talking

The Boy Who Stopped Talking

1996
1h 48m
5.6

5.6/10

6 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Family
Overview

Memo is a nine-year-old boy who lives in Turkey with his mother and little sister, while his father works in a Netherlands seaport. When war looms near his family home, Memo's father moves the family to be with him in the Netherlands. Memo is unhappy at having to leave his village, his best friend, Mustafa, and his job as a mail boy. Once installed in his father's basement flat, Memo begins his own protest at being removed from his home by refusing to speak.

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Production Information

Production Companies
BosBros
Production Countries
Netherlands
Spoken Languages
Dutch Kurdish

Keywords

friendship village rural area childhood kurdistan

Quick Facts

Original Title De jongen die niet meer praatte
Release Date October 10, 1996
Status Released
Language NL
IMDb ID tt0124768

Cast

Erçan Orhan
Erçan Orhan

Mohammed Akkus (Memo)

Halsho Hussain
Halsho Hussain

Mustafa

Brader Musiki
Brader Musiki

Hüsnü Akkus

Husna Killi
Husna Killi

Fatma Akkus

Peter Bolhuis
Peter Bolhuis

Vader Jeroen

Louis Ates
Louis Ates

Jeroen Ligthart

Heleen Hummelen
Heleen Hummelen

Inge Smeets

Rick van Gastel
Rick van Gastel

Harry

Han Kerckhoffs
Han Kerckhoffs

Chauffeur schoolbus

Shielan Muhammad
Shielan Muhammad

Rojda

Han Oldigs
Han Oldigs

Arts

Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh
Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh

Politieagent

Key Crew

Rens Oomens
Executive Producer
Ben Sombogaart
Director
Burny Bos
Producer