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Vrijdag (1980)

Vrijdag poster
Directed by
Hugo Claus
Genre
drama film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man named Georges returns home from prison to his wife Jeanne in the Dutch countryside. They spend the day talking and trying to reconnect after his time away.

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What happens

Vrijdag (Dutch for Friday) is a 1980 Belgian-Dutch drama film directed by Hugo Claus, based on his 1969 play (a "classic" Dutch play). It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. The film focuses on a couple, Georges and Jeanne, in a quiet Dutch countryside as they cope and catch up with each other after Georges is released from jail. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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