Salvatore 2017
Living out his days in a nursing home, a secret is unearthed from the dark past of charismatic Salvatore Luciano.
Living out his days in a nursing home, a secret is unearthed from the dark past of charismatic Salvatore Luciano.
In ‘Empty’ we meet Rein. Rein (36) is a seasoned fisherman. When the younger Job comes to work on board for the first time, previously repressed feelings are awoken in Rein. Imprisoned by the boat, Rein is unable to escape his growing desires and a crisis looms.
Gifted but hot-headed sculptor Eric has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young woman named Olga.
In this film with its humorous undercurrent, a widower rents the upper floor of the house of a young couple, who can no longer afford the mortgage after a dismissal. The man immediately moves in. The only thing he brings with him - hidden under a cloth - is a large cage. Acting against the man's express warning, the couple goes up to his room when he is away. Their curiosity costs both them and the tenant dearly.
The film follows the chaotic shoot of a Jules Verne–style period science-fiction film. Artificial, cardboard-like sets merge reality and fantasy as actors wander off into a forest; meanwhile Tuinder becomes entangled in conflicts on-set and a secret crush on lead actress Tara Elders. The layers are anchored by Tuinder’s reflective voice-over and his recurring character Sally de Winter, a platinum-haired girl in a pink dress carrying a mysterious suitcase.
A woman and her two young children struggle for answers and shared closure after their husband and father, a professional cave diver, doesn't return from an expedition.
Prostitute Dolly co-finances the purchase of a Vermeer painting with art expert Eddy Cremer. When they find out the painting is fake, she returns to the red light district, where conditions have worsened over time.
Melanie is obsessed with the life of her possible donor father. Is she looking for a future or a past with him?
Gaby, a heritage chicken keeper, is turned upside down when an arrogant air balloon pilot crashes on her chicken coop. The crash reveals the roots of a family conflict and forces Gaby to confront the air balloon pilot as well as her past.
Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four children with another man. They love each other, but then Rika appears to be pregnant.
Some doctors say he won't last another day but still he keeps making films. Sluizer Speaks tells the story of George Sluizer, director of such films as The Vanishing and Dark Blood who fully dedicated his life to cinema. Where did his passion for film lead him?
A story about two struggling people who are trying to find their own place in the world. He is a small-time crook recently released from prison and she is a prostitute craving some love and affection. They find each other in an obscure part of Gent. Jean-Claude is responsible for their meeting ; he is also an ex-inmate who has just traded the low-life crime scene for life as a pimp. Will their love survive?
A nerdy girl creates an alter-ego to launch a successful fashion blog.
An Amsterdam telemarketer of Surinamese descent suffers an existential crisis of identity when he finds fortune and belonging by using a typically Dutch name to boost his sales.
A young cellist has to overcome her fears in order to keep her position in an orchestra.
Jeffrey lives in a small Dutch town with his father and his girlfriend. He is about to become a dad. Working in the local brick factory, he gets to supervise newbee Kevin. When Kevin tries to become intimate with him, Jeffrey knocks him to the ground. Yet he can't seem to get Kevin out of his head and starts to question everything that he was once so sure of.
Promising young gymnast Timo and his disabled father Ward share a big dream, to win Olympic gold. But when Timo meets physiotherapist Irene, these new and intense feelings conflict with Timo's dedication to his father and the Olympic 'mission'.
In SPIRIT OF THE TIME (1968) van der Keuken presents a collage of "drop-outs," protesters (both left and right), musicians and "hippies." He organizes these figures around an idea of "mental readjustment," otherwise known as the counterculture. Acting upon a political and social withdrawal into self, they have tried to find new ways of living together.
Young lawyer Iris discovers that she has an older, autistic half-brother Ray, who is in prison for the atrocious murder of his neighbour and her five-year-old daughter. When she meets Ray he reminds her a lot of her own son Aron, who also is autistic, and she starts to believe that he is innocent.
The year is 1969. Father Louis (27) lives in a monastery and his priesthood is a vocation for him. However when his friend and colleague priest Daniël starts having a relationship with a woman, Louis also starts to question his celibate life. Why is he not allowed to have intimate relations with another human being? A series of events make Louis rebel against the Catholic Church and in 1973 he leaves the monastery. Chance brings him into contact with Daikha, a woman who teaches him about love. In 1999 his short affair with Daikha is almost forgotten. Louis has turned away from the church and now lives with his childhood love Liliane. Then he gets news that will change Louis' life drastically for the third time.
A public prosecutor in The Hague, and a detective at the Dutch Revenue Service FIOD, follow money trails and investigate hit jobs in search of criminals.
History teacher Jurre and public prosecutor Sarah each battle the criminal world in their own way. Although the two have been married for years, they keep their double life a secret from each other in order to protect each other and their family. The situation is getting more and more dangerous and their children are no longer safe either.
On the basis of video images from the National Police, motorists, motorcyclists, truck drivers and cyclists are confronted with the possible consequences of their dangerous driving behavior.
Verborgen Gebreken follows the story of five young people at real estate agency Apollo in Amsterdam. The real estate world is modern, exciting and all about the money.
Maud thinks she can calm down a bit: the children are almost out of the house, the relationship with Koen is still good and the obstetrics practice is also going well. Time to enjoy! But then her mother Babs starts to change. She no longer cooks and she no longer finds cleaning necessary. What makes her dirty on her own? Maud will clean, cook and arrange. Juliette thinks it's nonsense and doesn't participate. She's there for the fun stuff. When Babs literally and figuratively gets lost, Maud tries to apply for home help. That turns out to be easier said than done. She becomes entangled in a maze of healthcare organizations.
Follow three friends through their many years of intensive training to become fighter pilots with the Royal Netherlands Air Force and as they graduate and carry out a dangerous mission in the Middle East.
Creators, special guests and stars -- including Cillian Murphy -- unpack the "Peaky Blinders" saga in this official companion podcast for the new film.
When corrupt agent Martin Oudkerk enters a crime scene, he finds out that a criminal of the old order, but most of all his surrogate father, Henk is one of the victims. A new generation of criminals has entered the stage that plays by its own rules: "If you don't want to cooperate, expect a bullet." They want important information of Martin that can put his life, career but most of all his family in danger. In order to protect everything he has got, he needs to cross lines he never thought he would cross.
After a divorce, Hannah decides to get her life back on track.
The worst car driver of The Netherlands. A show where seven extremely bad drivers are being challenged and one becomes the worst driver of the year 2015.
In this program, presenter Jill Schirnhofer gives creative tips to the viewer in the areas of drawing and crafts, fashion and cooking. To this end, the studio, which is furnished as a living room, where the program is recorded, includes a work table, a beauty corner and a kitchen. The program includes a website where viewers can send their creations. The 'Jill' program is for children from approximately eight to twelve years old.