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Before it gets dark  (2019)
The sisters Lotte (18) and Roos (16) both have Usher syndrome. This means that they will soon become both deaf and blind. They don't know how fast that will go, but already see and hear a lot worse than their peers.


N/A|12 Mar, 2019|56 min
Released
Lotte (18) and Roos (16) are sisters and both have Usher syndrome. That means they will soon become deaf and blind. It is not known how fast that will go, but they already see and hear a lot worse than their peers. How do these two high-spirited girls deal with their development into adulthood, while the time bomb of deafness and blindness ticks inexorably? They are not deterred from getting the most out of life: Lotte is studying to become a photographer and Roos is passing her final exams. At the same time, they also want to do a few things before it is too late, such as seeing the Northern Lights with their own eyes. Director Kim Smeekes followed Lotte and Roos for the film for two years.
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Keywords
blindness and impaired vision
photographer
deaf
blind
illness

Casts

Lotte Klaver
Roos Klaver

Crews

Kim Smeekes
Director
Bart Stoffels
Camera Operator
Geert Buitenhuis
Camera Operator
Marnix Oldenburg
Camera Operator
Naf Oorthuizen
Camera Operator
Fatih Tura
Fatih Tura
Editor
Kim Smeekes
Editor
Anneloes van der Weijden
Production Executive
Gerard Verwiel
Sound
Martien van Viegen
Sound
Merijn Kramp
Sound
Rene Wolf
Sound
Rick Jansen
Sound
Tom van Hattum
Sound

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