one sea - De Vader

When the once-so-sparkling André chases away his last home nurse, his daughter Anne sees no other possibility than to take her dementing father into her home. Soon their relationship comes under great tension. What follows is a difficult search through a reality that slowly fades: a maze in which truth and imagination are increasingly difficult to distinguish from each other. ‘De Vader’ is a penetrating psychological drama that shows from very close by how dementia causes the world of a man to crumble piece by piece. It is a moving family portrait about the boundaries of loving and unconditional love. How do you deal with someone who lives in a different reality? And how do you say goodbye to someone who gradually no longer recognizes you? The play by Florian Zeller was internationally acclaimed, the 2020 film adaptation with Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman grew into a great success. Original text: Florian Zeller (Le Père) Translation: Jef Depaepe Regie: Floris Devooght Spel: Lucas Van den Eynde, Marieke Dilles, David Cantens, Mathias Vergels, Ann De Winne and Lotte Stevens.