The Very Tired Man and the Woman who Passionately Loved Bonsai
Info
Short Film
Length - 23’
Language - Dutch
Shooting locations - Belgium
Shooting period - spring 2022
Premiere/Release - December 2022
Credits
Writers - Evelien M.A. Declercq and Nyk Alidor Dekeyser
Based on a book by Peter Verhelst
Directors - Nyk Alidor Dekeyser and Evelien M.A. Declercq
Producer - Maarten D’Hollander
DoP - Rik Zang
Sound recordist - Miguel de Oliveira e Silva
Editor - Alain Dessauvage
Sound design and mix - Gedeon Depauw
Production - Krater Films






A woman reads a wanted ad in the newspaper one day: “man seeks woman to die for”. When she rings the number, she hears someone sigh. She’s never heard such a beautiful sigh before. The woman moves in with the man. He’s tired, dead tired, because he wants to die but it’s not working out. The woman has brought along her entire collection of scissors and shears for her hobby: bonsai trees. She wants to help the man to die. Slowly he grows towards her and slowly she shapes and cultivates love.