| Nothing Personal | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Urszula Antoniak |
| Starring | Lotte Verbeek Stephen Rea |
| Music by | Ethan Rose |
| Cinematography | Daniel Bouquet |
| Editing by | Nathalie Alonso Casale |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands Ireland |
| Language | English |
Nothing Personal is a 2009 film directed by Urszula Antoniak. It was presented at the Locarno International Film Festival for the international competition. It won the Golden Leopard for best debut movie and Lotte Verbeek won the Golden Leopard for best actress.[1] The movie won four Golden Calves at the Dutch Film Festival of 2009, including that of the best film.[2]
A young, rebellious Dutch woman (Lotte Verbeek) walks the trails of Ireland, vagabond by choice, enjoying the solitude she was looking for in the austere landscape of Connemara. He (Stephen Rea) is a young senior man, living a solitary life in a secluded house on a beautiful island. She is radical and uncompromising. He is wise and ironic. What connects them is solitude they both see as freedom. He proposes her to work for him in exchange of food. She agrees at one condition: there will be no personal contact between them, just work. Soon the two of them become curious about each other and want both: to keep their “nothing personal” deal and to break it. Their simple life follows the cycle of days and nights, work and rest but slowly brings the two of them closer to each other. It's only a matter of time before one of them breaks the deal.