Spetters (1980)
- Directed by
- Paul Verhoeven
- Genre
- drama film, coming-of-age film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Netherlands
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 123 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three working-class young men in the Dutch suburbs pin their hopes for escape on dirt-bike racing. Their lives become tangled with each other and with a local woman as they pursue their dreams.
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What happens
Spetters (English translation: Splashes) is a 1980 Dutch erotic drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven. The film follows the lives of three young men who have little in common but their love for dirt-bike racing. Set on the outskirts of Rotterdam, the film depicts three characters who are hoping to escape a dead-end, working-class existence. The film was a small success in the United States, and it helped launch the Hollywood careers of Verhoeven and some of the actors, including Jeroen Krabbé, Rutger Hauer and Renee Soutendijk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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