Underplayed Gems

The Scorpion (1984)

The Scorpion poster
Original title
De Schorpioen
Directed by
Ben Verbong
Genre
drama film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family's secrets start to come to light after a disturbing incident. The story follows the members of a household as they deal with the consequences.

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What happens

De Schorpioen is een Nederlandse film uit 1984 van Ben Verbong met in de hoofdrollen Peter Tuinman en Monique van de Ven. De film is gebaseerd op een origineel scenario van Ben Verbong en Pieter de Vos. De film heeft als internationale titel The Scorpion. De kritiek waren gemengd, men prees de acteurprestaties en de sfeer van de familie, maar bekritiseerde het soms te ingewikkelde verhaal. In de bioscoop was de film geen groot succes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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