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Four different families in a medium-sized Dutch city are followed. Their children attend the same high school. The parents all have their own way of raising children. But for all of them it is true that they set the bar very high for themselves and their little ones: life must be perfect above all!
When her friend suffers a bizarre accident, Rosa realizes the secret student society they've just joined is built on demonic secrets from Dutch history.
Luther, the support and anchor of Carmen in Penoza, gets his own series: Doodstil. We know Luther to be tough and loyal to the bone, but how did he actually become that ruthless killer? This four-part mini-series answers this question. We meet Luther in the present, where in the underworld he not only tries to take revenge on his brother's murderer, but where he also grapples with the demons of his past. At the same time, we get to know the young talkative Luther from the 90s, who bravely ends up in the booming hash trade. He has to fight harder and harder to survive in a drug world that is increasingly hardening.
Astrid Holleeder works towards the moment when she definitively betrays her brother to Justice. Flashbacks make it clear what childhood she and her brother have wrestled themselves with and how painful, but necessary, her betrayal is.
Anna accidentally pockets a client's ring. The client, Simon, blackmails her for sex or he'll report the theft, jeopardizing her career. Anna schemes to evade Simon's demands while concealing her mistake.
Follow six stories about love and how love always wins when faced with life's challenges and tough situations. From realizing a wish to have children to struggling with the challenges of an open relationship. From mourning over a lost love from the past to accepting new love and adapting to the future. Love, in all its forms, is universal.
The story of Dirty Lines starts in 1987's Amsterdam, at a time when Dutch society was changing rapidly. Psychology student Marly Salomon takes on a side job working for a brand new firm: Teledutch - a company started by two brothers, Frank and Ramon Stigter, who established Europe’s first erotic telephone lines. Frank and Ramon become rich overnight and Marly finds herself immersed in this wild and rapid transformation. The final years of the Cold War sparked a sense of hope and inspired a new generation to celebrate life to its fullest. Amsterdam became the center of that cultural revolution with a radically new form of music: house and a new love drug: XTC. The erotic phone lines offer the opportunity to experience anonymous sex in a new way, changing the morality of its consumers, but also very much the people creating it.
On the day of her abortion, Dana looks for her own way to come to terms with her decision. An intimate and personal look at the lives of women in an abortion clinic
Vince and his daughter Zoë travel to Terschelling for a father-daughter vacation. But he's come to the Dutch island with a sinister mission. Vince is carrying secrets and keeps it a secret from his 15-year-old daughter that he actually has other obligations on the island. Obligations that soon prove questionable and even very dangerous. Zoë then seeks out her own adventures with the local children, which she, in turn, keeps hidden from her father. The more father and daughter try to connect by keeping up appearances, the more they drift apart. When chaos and danger reach a peak, they need each other not only to save their bond but also, quite literally, each other's lives. Vince and Zoë turn out to be more alike than they thought. On vacation, you really get to know each other... above and below the water.
All parents, children and grandparents of ‘Oogappels’ end the year in style in the New Year’s Eve special ‘Goudappels’. Everyone is preparing for a festive evening. Although New Year’s Eve also makes some people a bit despondent. They all experience the midnight hour in their own way. Time to get everything together and make some New Year’s resolutions. What has the past year brought? And what does the coming year have in store? Will New Year’s Eve go as expected for everyone?
We follow a man who seems to be forever dripping with water, who meets a group of people that pretend he's simply not there. The film follows the man's struggle to become part of the others and learns what he must give up to do so.
Two activists and lovers meet a thrillseeking anarchist who wants to help them in their missions to improve the world. Unsure about the what and how, they start to doubt whether they can even make a difference at all - until their new friend proposes a radical plan. A short film about climate change and our inability to do 'the right thing' for the world at all times.
Following a dispute with his father, a young man falls prey to cryptocurrency's allure and an entrepreneur's audacious promises of financial freedom.
A young couple decides to travel to an old friend in the south of France. Once arrived, the couple is confronted with the current reality of a changing world. After a long, destructive period spent in nightlife, Terrance finds himself in an uncomfortable silence. He decides to travel in a camper to the south of France with his girlfriend Sanne to visit an old friend. As soon as they have arrived, the duo is confronted with the reality of a changing world.
A coming of age story of three young friends during their student years in Amsterdam.
