Zelfbeklag 1995
An experimental documentary about self-pity. Inviting a critic to explain what he thinks is bad about a previous work, Cryus Frisch attempts to drown himself in an aquarium.

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Going Home 1993    star_border 5.8
Johan Ten Berghe joins the Dutch army when the Dutch East Indies unilaterally declare independence as Indonesia. He initiates his naive driver Twan in life in the East, having grown up there as son of colonial official Hendrik, now missing. Their adventures intertwine with Johan's childhood memories, especially concerning his native best friend, Oeroeg, who joined the rebellion, as well as their nanny and later de facto stepmother. Conflicting loyalties become tangible in extreme situations

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Seventh Heaven 1993    star_border 5
Seventh Heaven or De Zevende Hemel is a 1993 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld.

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My Father Lives in Rio 1989    star_border 6.7
Liesje’s parents are divorced. She lives in a nice house with her mother and grandpa. Liesje writes letters to her father who lives in Rio de Janeiro. At least, that’s what her mother has told her. After Liesje’s grandpa passes away, she begins to miss her father more and more. She decides to go visit him in Rio. To get money for the flight, she sells the stamp collection she was given by her grandpa. Without her mother knowing, she boards the plane to Brazil alone – but then she finds out the truth about her father.

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