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

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)

Trailer

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