The Gleam

Written, directed and edited by

Véras Fawaz

Produced by

Willem Beelaerts van Blokland

Director of photography

Sam Vis

Production designer

Sophie Draper

Paintings by

Sebastian Haquin

Costume designer

Leila El Aloui

Original score by

Koen van de Wardt

Sound design and re-recording mix by

David Coehorst

And Andrés Aracena

Cast

Jonas Smulders

Frieda Barnhard

Kendrick Etmon

Simone Giel

Tenzing Woing

And Gene Bervoets

Supporting cast

Hidde Draaisma, actor double and surgeon

Michael Draper, man

Koray Comert, John

First assistant director

Joris Koster

Script consultant

Koray Comert

Production manager

Lin Deckers

Production assistants

Mariska Beneken

Luka van Dijk

Levi Muller

Iris Ramackers

Lena Verhoeff

Location manager

Pieter van Rutten

Set manager

Bart Kamsma

Catering

Guido Gijsbers

Camera assistants

Lars Inhulsen

Tim Broers

Key grip

Wesley Westerhuis

Gaffers

Koen van Bergen

Michiel Kingma

Best boys

Stijn Ooms

Irwan van Wingerden

Lighting technicians

Roan Groothuis

Maurits Hamel

Juliette Gruter

Melissa Halmingh

Set dressers

Zuma Pleijzier

Louana Tummers

Assistant set dresser

Caro Bisscheroux

Props master

Veerle Duvalois

Special effects

Daniel Dekker

Hair and make-up artist

Minx IJzer

Colorist

Wietse van Bezooijen

Visual effects artist

Sem Leuven

Additional sound effects editor

Camiel Muiser

Cinema mix facility

Posta Vermaas

Title design

Véras Fawaz

Special thanks

Mark Zandvoort, picture vehicle

Arnoud Muller, holiday home Aerdenhout

Terhills, Maasmechelen, Big Lake

Supported by

Nederlands Filmfonds

Stichting Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst

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