Film about an unemployed, socially handicapped bachelor who lives in a very small world. For his birthday, his mother gives him a young dog. The touching pup brings about a pleasant change in his lonely life. But the growing up of the small dog forces him to make a radical choice.
For years, Piet le Blanc, replete with sax and violin, was a well-known sight in the streets and cafés of Rotterdam by night. But before he roamed the streets, he played in various large and small orchestras. A documentary by Carel van Hees and Martijn 't Hart about the life of a special, truly Rotterdam musician.
Hans Sleutelaar (1935-2020) was sometimes referred to as 'the silent poet'. In this documentary he is over eighty, and after decades on the roam, he has returned to his birthplace, Rotterdam. There he is regarded as a legend, and that surprises him. Sleutelaar wants to write one last poem for his recently deceased wife, but how much time does he have left?
