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The Silent Treatment

Tess (18), a Flemish girl with Stockholm syndrome, stalks the introverted Szabolcs (40) and his girlfriend Andrea in Budapest. Andrea secretly approaches the young stalker and helps her confront Szabolcs with their common past. Gradually all three discover how much their tragic background influences their current relationships and learn to reconcile themselves with it.

Third film of the Lost Persons trilogy with ‘Lost Persons Area’ (2009) and ‘I’m the Same, I’m an Other’ (2013).

Director:  Caroline Strubbe

Writer: Caroline Strubbe

(Co-)producers: Minds Meet (BE), Laokoon (HU), Soilfilms (GE), Volya Films (NL),

Release Date: 2025

Partners: Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive

Length: 110

Genre: Drama

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