Tonio (film) explained

Tonio
Director:	Paula van der Oest
Starring:	Chris Peters
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Netherlands
Language:	Dutch
Gross:	$832,787^[1] ^[2]

Tonio is a 2016 Dutch drama film directed by Paula van der Oest.^{[3] [4]} It was based on the memoir of the same name by A.F. Th. van der Heijden. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[5] The film won the Pearl Award at the Film by the Sea festival in the Netherlands in 2017.^[6]

Cast

• Chris Peters
• Pierre Bokma
• Rifka Lodeizen
• Henri Garcin
• Stefanie van Leersum

Synopsis

After a traffic accident kills their twenty-one year old son, a novelist and his wife attempt to cope with the loss.^[7]

See also

• List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Tonio' (2016) International Box Office Results . Boxofficemojo. 18 October 2016.
2. Web site: Tonio . The Numbers . 18 October 2016.
3. Web site: Tonio . 9 August 2016 . Eye Film.
4. Web site: Feature Film Academy Entry . Eye Film Institute Netherlands. 9 August 2016 . 9 August 2016.
5. Web site: Oscars: Netherlands Selects Tonio for Foreign-Language Category . Roxborough . Scott . . 6 September 2016 . 6 September 2016.
6. Web site: Film by the Sea: Awards. Film by the Sea. 12 October 2017. Dutch.
7. Web site: Lodge . Guy . 2016-12-15 . Film Review: ‘Tonio’ . 2024-07-02 . Variety . en-US.