About the harrowing life of the musician, poet and actor Hans van Sweeden (1939-1963), who ended his life at the age of 24. Simultaneously, the film offers a poignant portrait of his contemporaries in the turbulent fifties and sixties.
Books with substantial mentioning of Hans, het leven voor de dood
Rommy Albers, Jan Baeke, Rob Zeeman (red) Film in Nederland Amsterdam/Gent, 2004