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Win/Win (2010)

Win/Win poster
Directed by
Jaap van Heusden
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 2008 Amsterdam, a young investment banker navigates the financial crisis while his career success begins to unravel his personal life. He struggles to maintain control as the world around him grows more unstable.

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What happens

Win/Win is a 2010 Dutch drama film written and directed by Jaap van Heusden in his directorial debut and it stars Oscar Van Rompay, Leon Voorberg, Halina Reijn, Hans Kesting, Phi Nguyen and Pepijn Schoneveld. Set in Amsterdam Zuidas during the 2008 financial crisis, it follows the Flemish Ivan, a rising star at an American investment bank, who starts losing control of his life despite winning at his job. The film was first shown at IFFR and was later shown in Dutch theaters in May 2010. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was nominated for a Golden Calf for Best Sound at the 2010 Netherlands Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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