Will o' the Wisp

A rainy evening in the harbor of Antwerp. A man named Laarmans is on his way home even though he doesn't want to. Three lost Eastern sailors are looking for a woman named Maria Van Dam and ask Laermans to show them the way. He decides to help them find this mysterious woman.

Cast

Romain Deconinck

as Laarmans

Eva Kant

as Maria Van Dam

Dora van der Groen

as Mevrouw Laarmans

Maszar Hussein Sjeikh

as Ali

Niaz Faruqi

as 2e Pakistani

Shafiq Ahmad

as 3e Pakistani

Tim Beekman

as Uitsmijter

Fred Van Kuyk

as Politieagent

Thomas Emiel

as Eerste politieagent

Senné Cois

as Tweede politieagent

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