Somber

Jan 31, 2019

★ 10.0

Overview

Somber tells the story of three depressed young people, all three in a different phase of the disease. What does depression do to a person? What does it actually mean? And above all, is there a way out?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Gebroken Wit

Somber Trailers

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Cast

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Benjamin Beernink

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Irmy Yvonna Maria

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Merel Melchers

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Elwin Goedgedrag

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Bram Bakker

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Esther van Fenema

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Robert Schroevers

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Valentijn Kempkes

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