Quicksand

Suze and her Estonian husband have moved from Amsterdam to a small island in the Netherlands. They now live a warm-hearted, slow-paced life with their bubbly six-year-old daughter. Until one day, Suze’s colourful, extravagant mother Helena pays them a visit after a long period of silence. When Helena tells Suze about the tumour in her head, Suze decides to start travelling back and forth to the city to help her. Having been a theatre actress all her life, Helena knows how to subtly manipulate her daughter into becoming dependent on her. Suze seems powerless against this influence and slowly relapses into compulsive behaviour. Torn between her mother and her daughter, Suze’s condition rapidly deteriorates, forcing her to make an emotional but liberating choice.