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Film 1992 103 min

The Northerners

TMDB Rating ★ 6.9
Votes 61
Director Alex van Warmerdam
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Comedy Drama
The Story

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.

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Cast & Characters

Jack Wouterse

Jack Wouterse

Jacob
Annet Malherbe

Annet Malherbe

Martha
Rudolf Lucieer

Rudolf Lucieer

Anton
Leonard Lucieer

Leonard Lucieer

Thomas
Loes Wouterson

Loes Wouterson

Elisabeth
Alex van Warmerdam

Alex van Warmerdam

Plagge
Veerle Dobbelaere

Veerle Dobbelaere

Agnes
Dary Some

Dary Some

Black man
Theo van Gogh

Theo van Gogh

Fat Willy
Jacques Commandeur

Jacques Commandeur

Teacher
Loes Luca

Loes Luca

Fat Willy's Mother
Leny Breederveld

Leny Breederveld

Buurvrouw
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