Death in the Shadows
1985, Dutch. Directed by Vivian Pieters.
They Murdered the Woman She Thought Was Her Mother -- And Now They're After Her -- But Why?
A woman and her daughter lives in Oostdijk, a village near Amsterdam. One night when the mother is on her way home, she is killed in a car accident in the street they live in.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
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Tubi TVCast & crew
- Vivian PietersDirector
- Maayke BoutenValerie Jaspers
- Marlous FluitsmaRia de Jong
- Johan LeysenMellema
- Erik de VriesPaul
- Wim BaryNotaris van Maurik
- Rijk de GooyerBob Jaspers
- Joop DodererWim Gerritsen
- Yoka BerrettyTrudy Jaspers
- Lettie OosthoekMevrouw Gerritsen
- Cas BaasKapelaan
- Alexandra BlaauwSaskia
- Diana de KoningVerpleegster
Details
- Released
- 7 February 1985
- Original title
- De prooi
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Vivian Pieters, Ton Ruys
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Who directed Death in the Shadows?
Death in the Shadows (1985) was directed by Vivian Pieters and stars Maayke Bouten, Marlous Fluitsma, Johan Leysen.