A Sea Change
2016, Dutch. Directed by Nina de Vroome.
A Sea Change takes its audience to the IBIS maritime boarding school in Ostende (Belgium). In buildings that look out towards the sea, boys from six to sixteen sleep, eat and play. They learn how to read the sea, sail with a fishing boat and help haul in the catch. In the classrooms, the impetuous sea is captured in maps. On sea maps, there are no storms and there is no time: the sea might seem timeless, but much is changing. The coast is permeated with nostalgia, as if the sea had turned its face to the past. Sooner or later the fishing fleet will disappear, together with many endangered species of fish. The fish auction hall in Ostende is in decay, the harbour coated in rust. Nonetheless, a new colour is appearing from beneath the peeling paint.
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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A Sea Change is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India.
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- Released
- 14 April 2016
- Original title
- Een Idee Van De Zee
- Country
- Belgium
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A Sea Change runs 61 minutes (1h 1m).
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A Sea Change is streaming on DocAlliance Films in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Sea Change?
A Sea Change (2016) was directed by Nina de Vroome.