Abel

Aug 2 1991 N/A 1h 40m
Comedy

An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with…

Plot

An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with...

Written by

Otakar Votocek, Frans Weisz, Alex van Warmerdam

Directed by

Alex van Warmerdam

Cast

Alex van Warmerdam, Henri Garcin, Olga Zuiderhoek

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

VPRO, First Floor Features, Orkater Foundation

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Trailers
Abel (1986) [HD / Trailer]
Scores
# of Votes
2,695
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA