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55 Socks
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Description
Based on a poem by Marie Jacobs, the animated short 55 socks,
by Oscar-winning director Co Hoedeman, pays tribute to the
ingenuity of the Dutch people during a dark period of their history – the winter
of hunger in 1944-45. It's the closing months of the war in occupied
Holland and some women unravel a beautiful bedspread in order to knit 55 socks
to barter for food. Reaching back into his childhood memories, Hoedeman has
made a simple, poetic film of rare beauty.
2011, 08 min 37 s
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Awards
Platinum Goats Award
ALE KINO / International Festival of Films for Children
December 4 to 11 2011, Poznan - Poland
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