The Boy Who Stopped Talking (1996)

Memo is a nine-year-old boy who lives in Turkey with his mother and little sister, while his father works in a Netherlands seaport. When war looms near his family home, Memo's father moves the family to be with him in the Netherlands. Memo is unhappy at having to leave his village, his best friend, Mustafa, and his job as a mail boy. Once installed in his father's basement flat, Memo begins his own protest at being removed from his home by refusing to speak.

Cast (29)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

E

Erçan Orhan

Mohammed Akkus (Memo)

H

Halsho Hussain

Mustafa

B

Brader Musiki

Hüsnü Akkus

H

Husna Killi

Fatma Akkus

Peter Bolhuis

Vader Jeroen

L

Louis Ates

Jeroen Ligthart

Heleen Hummelen

Inge Smeets

Rick van Gastel

Harry

H

Han Kerckhoffs

Chauffeur schoolbus

S

Shielan Muhammad

Rojda

Han Oldigs

Arts

Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh

Politieagent

L

Lava Sulayman

Zin Akkus

C

Cecil Toksöz

Kemal Mecan

Jack Wouterse

Zwart

Bert Luppes

Politieagent

Mike Libanon

Baas van Zwart

W

Wil van Neerven

Nieuwslezer

M

Mark Kleuskens

Politieagent

P

Peter Lusse

Politieagent

Toprak Yalçiner

Memo's klasgenoot

E

Elleke Vervat

Annette

C

Cheyenne Tseng

Suzanne

A

Afroditi-Piteni Bijker

Memo's klasgenoot

P

Pieter van Huis

Memo's klasgenoot

J

Joeri de Vrij

Tobias

F

Filemon Schöffer

Memo's klasgenoot

H

Hessel Scheepstra

Dirk

R

Ruben van den Boogert

Lucas

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