Rob, Rein, Tilly, Ben and Marian have incurable cancer. Together with their loved ones, they meet their oncologist to talk about what is still possible. We never leave the consulting room: the camera sits where the doctor sits, and everyone across the table looks us straight in the eye. The first questions are about treatment and, inevitably, about time. As the weeks and months pass, hopeful results alternate with setbacks, and practical questions become tangled with existential ones. How long do you hold on to hope? And what makes life worth living?

Each of them fills the time ahead differently. Rein wonders whether to buy a new car. Rob does odd jobs at his daughter’s house, despite his fading energy. Tilly wants to spend as much time as she can with her grandchild. Marian treasures the ordinary acts of independence: cooking, vacuuming, doing the groceries. Ben books a trip to Hong Kong to see his family one last time.

The oncologist listens with care and empathy, but can offer few certainties. There is room for silence, and even a hug. As they search for something to hold on to, one question keeps pressing: how much longer?

• Director, DOP, editor: Niels van Koevorden
• Assistant director: Tim Blaauw
• Producers: Renko Douze & Hasse van Nunen
• Line producer: Noa Defesche

• Length: 80’ & 55’
• Status: will premiere at IDFA 2026
• In association with KRO-NCRV
• Supported by NL Film Fund, NPO Fund, NL Film Production Incentive