Seagulls Die in the Harbour

{{short description|1955 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Seagulls Die in the Harbour

| image = Seagulls Die in the Harbour.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Rik Kuypers
Ivo Michiels
Roland Verhavert

| producer = Bruno De Winter

| writer = Rik Kuypers
Ivo Michiels
Roland Verhavert

| narrator =

| starring = Tine Balder

| music = Jack Sels and Max Damasse

| cinematography = Johan Blansjaar

| editing = Raymonde Beaudoux

| distributor =

| released = {{film date|1955}}

| runtime = 94 minutes

| country = Belgium

| language = Dutch

| budget =

}}

Seagulls Die in the Harbour ({{langx|nl|Meeuwen sterven in de haven}}) is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert, for which Jack Sels wrote the soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/3582/year/1956.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Seagulls Die in the Harbour |accessdate=2009-02-04|work=festival-cannes.com}}

Plot

A man (Julien Schoenaerts, Matthias Schoenaerts's father) is seen wandering around in Antwerp, avoiding all contact with other people. He is penniless and desperately wants to leave the country, but can't pay for his enshipment. The only people who like him are the boatman's wife (Tine Balder), a prostitute (Dora van der Groen) and a little orphan girl called Gigi (Gisèle Peeters). Gradually but surely it becomes clear why he is hiding and why he needs to flee.

Cast

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