The Detour is about a young woman travelling through Europe in search of herself and the truth of life. It is based on meetings between goatherd Joanna and Austrian author and playwright Thomas Bernhard. Joanna is lost after her boyfriend dumps her at a Women's Relief Centre in Rotterdam. She works in a library and visits the theatre, where she first sees a play by Thomas Bernhard. Bernhard's philosophy permeates Joanna's thoughts. When Camille invites her to visit the French Pyrenees, she accepts. On the way, she decides to visit Bernhard in Austria. She attempts to start a relationship with him and thereby finds herself.
Cast
Crew
Frouke Fokkema
Director, Writer
René Wiegmans
Editor
August Verschueren
Editor
Wolfgang Simon
Director of Photography
Guurtje Buddenberg
Executive Producer
Matthijs van Heijningen
Producer
Erich Lackner
Producer
Wulff-Ernst Hoffer
Producer
Dinorah Iorio
Costume Design
Sander den Broeder
Sound
Ludo Keeris
Sound
Gabriella Reisinger
Production Manager
Wilbert Van Dorp
Art Direction