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Note in Dutch with sub-titles. Stan lives with his Mother and the dentist she married after his biological father abandons her. Stan finds his trucker father who avoids seeing him the second time until Stan reads of his death in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the highway. He finds companionship with Michael, a small-time crook and his lieutenant Sef. Together their crimes become more violent and pointless. Throw in a gal, Anna, who offers herself to Stan but is attached to Michael and you get the picture.

Stan is a handsome looking intelligent lad with great possibilities but lacking the parental support to see them through. Having fallen into bad company his life spirals downward into hopelessness and despair. No good can come of this. The movie is shot in sepia tones with scenes in a Catholic Church and a background score heavy on chant. This is not a feel-good movie, there is no redemption here.