Underplayed Gems

The Dinner (2013)

The Dinner poster
Original title
Het Diner
Directed by
Menno Meyjes
Genre
drama film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Two couples meet for dinner at a fancy restaurant. They discuss a disturbing incident involving their teenage sons.

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What happens

The Dinner (Dutch: Het Diner) is a 2013 Dutch drama film written for the screen and directed by Menno Meyjes, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Herman Koch. The film premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2013 and was released in the Netherlands on 7 November. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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