Death in the Shadows
They Murdered the Woman She Thought Was Her Mother -- And Now They're After Her -- But Why?
1985 · 1h 37m · N/A
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Vivian Pieters
Overview
A woman and her daughter lives in Oostdijk, a village near Amsterdam. One night when the mother is on her way home, she is killed in a car accident in the street they live in.
Director and cast
- Vivian Pieters Director
- Maayke Bouten as Valerie Jaspers
- Marlous Fluitsma as Ria de Jong
- Johan Leysen as Mellema
- Erik de Vries as Paul
- Wim Bary as Notaris van Maurik
- Rijk de Gooyer as Bob Jaspers
- Joop Doderer as Wim Gerritsen
- Yoka Berretty as Trudy Jaspers
- Lettie Oosthoek as Mevrouw Gerritsen
- Cas Baas as Kapelaan
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