The Vanishing is the name of the 1988 film starring Gene Bervoets that was based on the Dutch to English translated novel, "The Vanishing".
The Golden Egg (Dutch: Het Gouden Ei), published as The Vanishing in English-speaking countries, is a psychological thriller novella written by Dutch author Tim Krabb, first published in 1984. 
 The plot centers on a man whose obsession over the fate of his missing lover from years ago drives him to confront her abductor and pay the ultimate sacrifice in order to know the truth. 
 The film stars Gene Bervoets as a man who searches obsessively for his girlfriend following her disappearance at a rest area. 
