Hidden in the Spotlight

Oct 22, 2020

1h 35m

★ 7.0

Overview

After the sudden death of her older sister, a successful singer-songwriter finds herself facing their family's darkest memories as she fights to win custody over her adolescent niece from the girl's lawful but long-absent father.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Rinkel Film

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Cast

Sonne

Abbey Hoes

Moeder Sonne

Georgina Verbaan

Kees

Eelco Smits

Lotte

Roosmarijn van der Hoek

Advocaat Kees

Betty Schuurman

Hans

Michael Muller

Marta 22 Jaar

Romy Gevers

Rechter

Alexander Elmecky

Zanglerares Verbeet

Ghieslaine Guardiola

Journalist Rechtbank 1

Eline Havenaar

Advocaat Sonne

Lottie Hellingman

Vrouw Kees

Elisabeth Hesemans

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