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J. Kessels (2015)

J. Kessels poster
Directed by
Erik de Bruyn
Genre
comedy film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
9
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man drives through the Netherlands, grappling with memories and regrets from his past. The film follows his encounters along the way.

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What happens

J. Kessels is a 2015 Dutch drama film directed by Erik de Bruyn. It was based on the book of the same J. Kessels: The Novel name by P. F. Thomése. It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film was the opening film of the 2015 Netherlands Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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