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I just needed a place where I could place my heartfelt "thank you" for making this film somewhere where it might be read by the makers. This movie made me cry, it made me laugh, it made me nostalgicly melancholy, it made me warm.

Thank you!

I would advice anyone with parents in this age category (70+?) to go watch. Especially if either one of the actors reminds you of one of your own parents. Go watch and be reminded of how beautifull and rare and precious all their typicalness is. Living in their own 'age-bubble' experiencing everything based on their 1950s? Blueprint of life. So different from you and yet so familiair and you can probably already imagine you will become the same. Enjoy their grumpyness and their stubborness; admire their kind of courage as an answer to their understandable fears. And be amazed at what a life-long commitment to another person translates to.

Go watch.

I accidentally watched this documentairy years ago and to this day I keep on thinking back to it. It amazed me in so many ways and it keeps on inspiring me. Why? A. She's right. I think we passed the point of having enough stuff years ago already. But indeed, we didn't recognize the finish line when we crossed it. The message: "you're done" or in Dutch "klaar" is so clear in this movie. It's undeniable (and necessary!). B, C & D. How can you not admire the artist Judith de Leeuw? Imagine doing this with your own stuff... imagine this is your partner... imagine how much guts and stamina you would need to persevere. I am in awe.