Taking Chances 2011 FESTiVAL DVDRip XviD-EXViD

Chips with mayonnaise, red onions and hot sate sauce is what you get if you order Patatje Oorlog
or ?chips war? in Holland. Holland has not been troubled by war for a very long time and nowadays
war is something that happens elsewhere. And yet war can also affect people?s lives at home ?
so too the life of Kiek. This nine-year-old girl is very worried about her father, a doctor.
He?s urgently needed in a foreign country ravaged by war. Kiek is afraid that even if he doesn?t
use a weapon, her father could still be hit by a stray bullet. Although her mother explains that
this is very unlikely, Kiek isn?t convinced and feels she needs to do something. Her childish
logic gives rise to strange ideas: she imagines that if her beloved dog were to die, there would
be less likelihood of something happening to her father. Then, when her father?s daily calls
begin to dry up and cracks even start to appear in her mother?s carefully preserved facade,
Kiek decides it?s time to act. Nicole van Kilsdonk?s non-sensationalist film portrays a problem
which is today almost commonplace, as seen through the eyes of a child. The story also touches
on existential questions, such as whether it is possible to live one?s life without taking risks.