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THE IMPOSSIBLE BLUFF

THE IMPOSSIBLE BLUFF
By Rutger Oosterhoff

GENRE: War, Drama
LOGLINE: After the ten year old bi-polar son of a concentration camp commandant hears that their Jewish housekeeper will be replaced, he tries to save her under the pretence that he must bring her to a befriended Nazi doctor in Switzerland.
Frank Van Der Meijden

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Frank Van Der Meijden

Great story, I think. Curious about the synopsis. There must be a strong motivation why the Jewish housekeeper should stay 'on board' for the bipolar son.

Rutger Oosterhoff

Motivation He is her only chance to make it to Switserland. She does not have a pasport, but also does not wear a yellow star. First they have to get on the train. Then the bluffing starts. But how about the boy's possible instant mood swings. Can he controle himself; can he controle her; can she controle him, and stressed out all the way to possible freedom, can they 'keep' controling an almost impossible escape. Literrally and figurallely nailbyting tension; much less than being bipolar is needed to come back on his decision and choose for his (unloving) family, every second of the escape he can give her to the Nazi authorities.

It is early days. Only just came up with this idea after seeing a new movie about orphans escaping to savety helped by the French resistance.

Marcos Fizzotti

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Hakim Kisakye

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Nate Rymer

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Rutger Oosterhoff

Thanks Nate!

Tasha Lewis

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Rutger Oosterhoff

Thanks for rating Frank and Tasha!

Bobby G

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Rutger Oosterhoff

Thanks for rating!

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

What about tweeking it just a little so 'bluff' doesn't appear in both the title and the logline:

After the ten year old bi-polar son of a concentration camp commandant hears that their Jewish housekeeper will be replaced, he tries to save her under the pretence that he must bring her to a befriended Nazi doctor in Switzerland.

Sarah Jane Mc Carthy

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Rutger Oosterhoff

Done!

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