Haven, Roaming Through the Night (2004)
• November 29th, 2004 • 1h 12min
Documentary
Overview
Nocturnal life in the partly deserted dock area of Amsterdam. Director Marjoleine Boonstra encounters lone wolves, leading secluded lives in makeshift shelters, and people that work as pilots, night watchmen or skippers. According to a young pilot `it was actually like a dream', working by the IJ river at night. And this is what it looks like: a dream world. Between interviews, Boonstra makes her camera glide through the area, along the quay, across the water, along cranes, containers and sea-going vessels. A world of lamps, reflections and shadows. In this landscape of stone and metal, an extraordinary group of individuals lives and works. For example, an English woman cleans up a submarine for a party, a refugee from former Yugoslavia has created a place for himself and a night watchman has to `see to it that that boat stays where it is'. Peaceful music emphasises the relative quiet, in which the interviewees reflect on their lives and the harbour.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Virgin School
Released on: 2007-05-15
Documentary
Virgin School follows the emotional and physical journey of 26-year-old virgin James as he embarks o...
Wrong Fellows
Released on: 2010-09-05
Documentary
Documentary about four maffia-like friends based in Amsterdam.
The Way South
Released on: 1981-01-01
Documentary
Johan van der Keuken went against the grain in 1980: from Amsterdam (on April 30 with the coronation...
De Kinderen van Møkum, en ik
Released on: 2021-09-25
Documentary
Documentary about a group of young idealistic friends in their squat in Amsterdam. Chased by the pol...
Mother Land
Released on: 2022-02-02
Documentary
When filmmaker Mari Soppela took her children and husband to live for a year on a sacred mountain in...
Aunt Iki
Released on: 2022-02-04
Documentary
Sigrid Koetse, award-winning actor and grande dame of Dutch theater, lived most of her life in the p...
A Trip To Amsterdam
Released on: 2024-02-19
Documentary
After a $30K film project went south, Isaiah had to make a risky decision to flip the idea upside do...
Fietsen
Released on: 1965-01-01
Documentary
Rhythmic composition of moving photographs of cyclists in Amsterdam, ‘set’ to Vivaldi’s The Four Sea...
Red Light Solo
Released on: 2020-02-09
Documentary
A feature-length tour of Amsterdam's thriving jazz scene.
De Platoschool
Released on: 2023-03-05
Documentary
The Platoschool was founded in Amsterdam in 1983, a primary school for parents who wanted more than ...
Sexwork & Me
Released on: 2012-01-01
Documentary
21st century legal prostitution through the frank stories of Amsterdam red-light district sex worker...
The Hole’s Journey
Released on: 2021-02-03
Documentary
A worn-out floor, the hole underneath, a political activist, and the Ouled Sbita tribe are the prota...
Scootmobiel
Released on: 2024-03-24
Documentary
Frans Bromet follows scoot drivers of different ages about their lives. He talks to them about what ...
Sexwork, Love & Mr Right
Released on: 2013-10-01
Documentary
Amsterdam's world-famous red-light district is the fascinating backdrop to the story of plucky prost...
Hans, Life Before Death
Released on: 1983-01-01
Documentary
Hans: Het Leven voor de dood (Hans, Life Before Death) is a documentary feature film about the life ...
A Family of Amsterdam
Released on: 1959-01-01
Documentary
This film presents scenes in Amsterdam including canals, Rijksmuseum, the harbor and home life of a ...