Seagulls Die in the Harbour

Seagulls Die in the Harbour (Meeuwen sterven in de haven) is a 1955 Belgian drama film directed by Rik Kuypers, Ivo Michiels and Roland Verhavert, for which Jack Sels wrote the soundtrack. The film was entered into the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot
A man (Julien Schoenaerts, Matthias Schoenaerts’s father) is seen wandering around in Antwerp, avoiding all contact with other people. He is penniless and desperately wants to leave the country, but can't pay for his enshipment. The only people who like him are the boatman's wife (Tine Balder), a prostitute (Dora van der Groen) and a little orphan girl called Gigi (Gisèle Peeters). Gradually but surely it becomes clear why he is hiding and why he needs to flee.

Cast

 * Tine Balder as the boatman's wife
 * Tone Brulin as the pimp
 * Alice De Graef
 * Jenny Deheyder
 * Piet Frison as the boatman
 * Désiré Kaesen
 * Robert Kaesen (as Bob Kaesen)
 * Gisèle Peeters as the orphan girl (as Gigi)
 * Eric Peter
 * Marcel Philippe
 * Julien Schoenaerts as the stranger
 * Paul S'Jongers
 * Panchita Van de Perre
 * Dora van der Groen as the prostitute
 * Albert Van der Sanden
 * Miriam Verbeeck
 * Geneviève Wayenbergh