IDFA 2012
Mussels in Love
L'Amour des moules
Willemiek Kluijfhout
Netherlands
2012
73 min
The Belgians look forward to it with bated breath, just like top chef Sergio Herman. The start of the mussel season. In this film light is shed on the lifecycle of the Zeeland mussel in an intimate manner. The mussel that loves, that holds on with all its might, and the mussel that is cast off by storm.
On its way, the mussel encounters passionate enthusiasts who fall in love, struggle and overcome. Like biologist Annelies who introduces us to the sexual habitat of mussels and gynaecologist Jan uses the glue mussels makes to save the lives of unborn babies.
Credits
Production
Co-production
Associate Directors
Associate Directors
Cinematography
Screenplay
Involved TV Channel
Omroep Zeeland
Omroep Zeeland
World Sales
Autlook Filmsales
Autlook Filmsales
Distribution for the Netherlands
Cinema Delicatessen
Cinema Delicatessen
Screening copy
Stichting Trueworks
Stichting Trueworks