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Dance film The Garden shows the very bearable lightness of existence

Three words come to mind when I think of Sem Sjouke: I want too. As the youngest of three sons, Sem wanted what his older brothers had or could do. If one of them went outside, Sem said: "I want to go too"; if the other had guitar lessons, Sem: "I want to go too"; if the big brothers both went to a show with dad in the evening, Sem: you get the picture. It wasn't easy being the youngest either, but that was largely compensated by his parents' love. I've never seen anyone so knackered...

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Three words come to mind when I think of Sem Sjouke: I want too. As the youngest of three sons, Sem wanted what his older brothers had or could do. If one of them went outside, Sem said: "I want to go too"; if the other had guitar lessons, Sem: "I want to go too"; if the big brothers both went to a show with dad in the evening, Sem: you get the picture. It wasn't easy being the youngest either, but that was largely compensated by his parents' love. I've never seen anyone so knackered...

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