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THE BACKSTORY

Written by Wout Brandsma on . Posted in The project.

The Dutch image regarding farm life is formed by the TV show ‘Farmer Wants a Wife’, the children’s books Ot & Sien, the Farm girls calendar and the farmers’ protests in the national news. I was born and raised at the countryside and have a completely different perspective of the women of the countryside. The women like I know them are not represented in the media at all. And this while, over the years, she has always been present in the background. As a silent force within the family and business. This film finally gives these woman a stage. By letting different generations of rural women (spread throughout the Netherlands) tell their stories, powerful and personal portraits are created. We get to hear their side the story. About the different roles on the farm, the neverending work and the impact of major events in the world on life on their farm.