The Quietest Hour

The Quietest Hour

2022 · 19 min · Drama

Thomas, 70, looks back on the last evening he and his lost friend Mari spent together. An evening in which they drink wine, dine, listen to piano playing and dance with their girlfriends. As the hours pass before his eyes, Thomas contemplates the lost friendship, the person Mari was and the conversations of that night.

Directed by Olaf Roukens · Written by Olaf Roukens

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