The Dutch feature film Silent Ones has been selected for the international competition of the International Festival de Cinema Feminino in Rio de Janeiro.

The Film Festival starts immediately after the World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro and runs from July 14 to 19.
In total, over 800 titles were submitted for the film festival. Twelve films, including Silent Ones, were selected for the international competition.

The festival focuses on recent leading films by female directors. Director Ricky Rijneke of Silent Ones has been invited by the festival to introduce her film.

Silent Ones is Rijneke's feature film debut. The film has since been screened at many international festivals, including Moscow, Sarajevo, Sao Paulo, Montreal, Los Angeles, and Berlin.

The film won many international awards, including those for Best Debut, Best Cinematography, and Best Actor. Earlier this year, the film took home the top prize (Best Film) at the Berlin Independent Film Festival, and recently it won two American awards in Los Angeles.

Silent Ones was previously nominated for the Tiger Award, the competition program and flagship of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where the film was very positively received by the trade press.
Curator Film PHI Center Montreal: 'Attention talent! One of the best films I saw at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Outstanding film debut.'
Festivalists spoke of an 'impressive debut feature' and referred to the work of Tarkowski and Béla Tarr. The Dutch press was also highly complimentary. De Volkskrant spoke of a wonderful discovery and called the film a confident, disruptive directorial debut.

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.

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. International sales are handled by the French sales agent Wide Management. Distributor Contact Film will release the film in Dutch cinemas on December 11 of this year.

Watch the new trailer for Silent Ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtHB6TC_yQ

http://www.silentonesfilm.com

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