“There is no truth…”

Those are the words which director Tom Fassaert hears from his 95-year-old grandmother Marianne. Fassaert grows up with a father who has filmed a lot of the most important moments in his life, from his birth till the first day of school. In a voiceover he tells how everything in his family was normal, until his grandmother suddenly showed up after a couple years. The impact of her appearing in his life was huge. This was also the case for his father, who had never talked about her at all.

In this documentary he tries to find out why that impact was so huge and which secrets are there which no one is willing to talk about. Even though the family kind of severed ties with Marianna, he decides to visit her, with his camera, when she invites him to come to South Africa. An opportunity to finally reveal the truth. Continue reading →