Broos (1997)

Directed by

Mijke de Jong

Genre

drama

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five sisters gather to make a recording for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary. The film follows their interactions as they prepare the message.

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What happens

Broos (Frail) is a 1997 Dutch film directed by Mijke de Jong. It is based on a play, in which five sisters meet up to record a message for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary. The film was shot on location in 14 days with backing from the Netherlands Film Fund. All five actresses won the Golden Calf for Best Actress. Cinemagazine saw Broos as a "fine prologue" to de Jong's 2014 film Brozer (Frailer). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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