Abel (1986)

Directed by

Alex van Warmerdam

Genre

comedy film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

6

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 44 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Abel lives with his parents and has a strange relationship with them. His father wants him to leave home and start his own life.

offbeatdeadpanquirkyunderstatedwryslow-burndry

What happens

Abel is a 1986 Dutch film written and directed by Alex van Warmerdam who also played the lead character. Other lead roles were played by Henri Garcin, Annet Malherbe and Olga Zuiderhoek. Supporting roles were played by Loes Luca and Arend Jan Heerma van Voss among others. The music was written by Vincent van Waterdam, and it was the first film was produced by First Floor Features. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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