| Seagulls Die in the Harbour | |
| Director: | Rik Kuypers Ivo Michiels Roland Verhavert |
| Producer: | Bruno De Winter |
| Starring: | Tine Balder |
| Music: | Jack Sels and Max Damasse |
| Cinematography: | Johan Blansjaar |
| Editing: | Raymonde Beaudoux |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Language: | Dutch |
Seagulls Die in the Harbour (Dutch; Flemish: Meeuwen sterven in de haven) is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert, for which Jack Sels wrote the soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
A man (Julien Schoenaerts, Matthias Schoenaerts’s father) is seen wandering around in Antwerp, avoiding all contact with other people. He is penniless and desperately wants to leave the country, but can't pay for his enshipment. The only people who like him are the boatman's wife (Tine Balder), a prostitute (Dora van der Groen) and a little orphan girl called Gigi (Gisèle Peeters). Gradually but surely it becomes clear why he is hiding and why he needs to flee.