Death in the Shadows

A woman and her daughter lives in Oostdijk, a village near Amsterdam. One night when the mother is on her way home, she is killed in a car accident in the street they live in.

Cast

Maayke Bouten

as Valerie Jaspers

Marlous Fluitsma

as Ria de Jong

Johan Leysen

as Mellema

Erik de Vries

as Paul

Wim Bary

as Notaris van Maurik

Rijk de Gooyer

as Bob Jaspers

Joop Doderer

as Wim Gerritsen

Yoka Berretty

as Trudy Jaspers

Lettie Oosthoek

as Mevrouw Gerritsen

Cas Baas

as Kapelaan

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