Acting
During WWII's crucial Battle of the Scheldt, the lives of a glider pilot, a Nazi soldier and a reluctant Resistance recruit tragically intersect.
When a young Chinese-Dutch woman seeks an escape from the daily grind of her stifling office job in a simulated virtual world, she encounters her dark alter ego, born from her deepest suppressed desires.
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.
When Amy and her boyfriend have a nice dinner in a restaurant where they first met, it turns out there's some pressure on their relationship.
How do you tell your classmates that you're staying home this summer while they talk about faraway destinations and exciting adventures? What do you do when you are ashamed because there is no money at home for a hot meal, let alone a holiday? How do you make a summer in your own neighborhood a constant time? The new BNNVARA drama series 'De Achterblijvers' follows Sven, Wiggert, Alicia and Hamza; four children die forced to stay at home while their classmates leave. What first feels like a summer full of missed opportunities quickly turns into an adventure they will never forget.
Izzy slowly realises that she doesn’t want to admit to societal expectations anymore.
A film about relationships where expectations are out of joint, especially where both partners have different cultural backgrounds. Set in the Netherlands, 'Burden' gives a contemporary glimpse of the dynamics of two relationships between Eastern European women and Dutch men. The movie explores their respective cultural differences. It explores female friendships and the difficulties of being 'foreign' in your adopted country. Also, how fate puts the friendship of these two women, one from Russia, and one from Ukraine, to the test by outside forces.
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In order to fully embrace a loving relationship for the first time in her life, an emotionally closed woman delves deep into her subconscious to overcome the deep-rooted fears and paralysing shame from her past.
A terrible accident has left former dancer Julia paralysed and confined to a wheelchair. What could be nicer than being taken for a gentle walk in the woods by a caring friend?
Matthijs is a street photographer in Amsterdam, aiming to succeed and grow within his profession. A new client gives him a unique photography assignment: create a photo that captures the spirit of art in Amsterdam. Matthijs travels the city in search of the best photo, ultimately learning not only what he considers the essence of true art, but also how he can become a better artist himself.
In De Nestvlieder, Cor - a nest keeper - has been caring for his disabled mother Teuntje all his adult life. When his sister Hennie - who is on sabbatical - comes back to take care of their mother as well, Cor's life, which consists entirely of fixed patterns, gets upset.
When a hunter from a native indigenous tribe of Suriname is finished with his hunt, he gets disturbed during his bath. He comes face to face with the Dutch colonisers who have been terrorising his surrounding tribes. When the hunter becomes the hunted, he is forced to flee for his life. To prevent his tribe from the same fate, he fights back against the tyranny with what he knows best… ..the jungle.
Desperate needs lead to desperate deeds when Roland finds out his wife gets more turned on by a book than by him.
an invincible action hero is thwarted by an unlikely duo.
Sophie (30) decides to hike 500 kilometers through the Arctic region of Norway. She wants to get away from the pressure everyday life. But life at home doesn't seem to understand her desire to go be by herself.
After stealing from the wrong Amsterdam druglord, Ana finds herself homeless, desperate, and reluctantly teaming up with a filthy street goblin who dreams of robbing banks. Together they drift through scams and grifts in a scuzzy fairytale about survival and accidental friendship.
Brian, who got stuck in a rut, receives a call during his broadcast that doesn't turn into a pleasant conversation.
