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Summary
A black comedy set in the 1960s in a small Netherlands community, populated by a cast of eccentrics, all of whom hold a range of sexual obsessions and frustrated desires.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 75
Audience score84%
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 43 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100103Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 136 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
+126Released
1992
April 17, 1992
34 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
Dutch
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- Netherlands
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBackground WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more19 people
- Jack WouterseJacob
- Annet MalherbeMartha
- Rudolf LucieerAnton
- LLLeonard LucieerThomas
- Loes WoutersonElisabeth
- Alex van WarmerdamPlagge
- Veerle DobbelaereAgnes
- DSDary SomeBlack man
- Theo van GoghFat Willy
- Jacques CommandeurTeacher
Loes LucaFat Willy's Mother
Leny BreederveldBuurvrouw
Olga ZuiderhoekBuurvrouw
Cecile HeuerBuurvrouw- ABAnnemarie BlomBuurvrouw
Beppie MelissenWinkelmeisje Stella
Janni GoslingaWinkelmeisje Lisa
Victor LöwEchtpaar Fotostudio- GSGer SmitRechercheur
Directing · 1
- Alex van Warmerdam Director, Writer
Writing · 1
- Aat Ceelen Writer
Production · 2
- Dick Maas Producer
- Laurens Geels Producer
Camera · 1
- Marc Felperlaan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- René Wiegmans Editor
Sound · 1
- Vincent van Warmerdam Music
Art · 3
- Rikke Jelier Production Design
- Alfred Schaaf Art Direction
- Lieven Baes Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Leonie Polak Costume Design
- Kathy Kühne Makeup Artist
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