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Dec 10 2015 N/A 1h 55m
Drama, History

1888: a luthier, Vedder, has to step aside when his home, opposite the recently completed Central Station in Amsterdam, must yield for the planned Victoria Hotel. His cousin Anijs, pharmacist in the Northern provinces of the Netherlands, has gotten into a fix after illegal medical practices, and is looking for a way out. For himself and his wife Martha, but also for a colony of poor peat cutters whom he promises a future in the United States. Committed - or is it pride? - the two of them think up a scheme from which they all will fully benefit. With tragic consequences.

Plot

1888: a luthier, Vedder (Gijs Scholten van Aschat), has to step aside when his home, opposite the recently completed Central Station in Amsterdam, must yield for the planned Victoria Hotel. His cousin Anijs (Jacob Derwig), pharmacist in the Northern provinces of the Netherlands, has gotten into a fix after illegal medical practices, and is looking for a way out. For himself and his wife Martha (Rifka Lodeizen), but also for a colony of poor peat cutters whom he promises a future in the United States. Committed - or is it pride? - the two of them think up a scheme from which they all will fully benefit. With tragic consequences.

Written by

Frank Ketelaar, Thomas Rosenboom

Directed by

Joram Lürsen

Cast

Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Jacob Derwig, Rifka Lodeizen

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Menuet, VPRO, Mythberg Films, Topkapi Films

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

2 wins & 12 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,436
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA