Simon (2004)

Directed by

Eddy Terstall

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 56 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two male friends, one straight and one gay, navigate their lifelong bond. The film explores how their friendship handles major life events including same sex marriage and euthanasia.

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What happens

Simon is a 2004 Dutch drama film written and directed by Eddy Terstall. The story is about two male friends, one heterosexual and one gay. Same sex marriage and euthanasia are prominent themes of the film. The film has won three Golden Calves, for Best Actor (Cees Geel), Best Director (Eddy Terstall) and Best Feature Film, as well as the Audience Award (Eddy Terstall) of the Netherlands Film Festival. It was also the Dutch entry for the Oscars in 2005, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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