n the late 90's Amsterdam-based writer Gerard F. Zwaen becomes entangled in a plot involving a drugs trafficker, a dodgy tax inspector and an internal affairs agent.
Acting
Peter van de Witte's sweaty, magnificent portrait of mediocrity.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes awkwardness like a blunt instrument.
Direction
Porcelijn balances genuine tension with pitiful hilarity.
Director
Max Porcelijn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
A rare Dutch thriller that rejects the country's usual social realism for Coen-esque absurdism, reflecting 1990s anxieties about EU integration and national identity.
The 'genuine' manuscript pages Gerard types were actually written by director Porcelijn during a real creative dry spell, making the film uncomfortably autobiographical.
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