Now or Never Again (2018)

• 75%
• 2018
• Documentary
• Family
• Marieke Widlak

The doors of the only train are open. The platform at the Blankenberge railway station looks desolate. This is where filmmaker Marieke Widlak saw her sister for the last time. Slowly the doors close and the train takes off; we embark on a journey. Marieke asks her parents and younger sister how they remember this last moment. Do they also feel they have fallen short? Moreover, what do they think about the way Marieke expresses her appreciation for them, does she show her affection to her family? As the train continues we are taken on a journey along the uncertainties around unexpressed love. Various views of the passing landscape strewn between the intimate conversations allow the spectator to contemplate. This train ride evolves into a journey full of thoughts and symbolizes the search for answers. Will she succeed in overcoming her uncertainties by saying what needs to be said? This film takes you to the now, so you seize your chances before you will never have this opportunity again. NOW OR NEVER AGAIN shows the process of personal growth caused by an issue that people rarely give thoughts to. It displays an intimate portrait of a family, in which the openness around mourning is salient.