De zevende hemel (2016)

Original title

De Zevende Hemel

Directed by

Job Gosschalk

Genre

musical film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

AL

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman runs an Italian restaurant with her husband until an unexpected event forces her to bring her whole family back together. The story uses popular Dutch songs to move the plot along.

family-orientedemotionalupbeatsentimentalnostalgicpoignantmusicalheartfelt

What happens

De Zevende Hemel (English: The Seventh Heaven) is a 2016 Dutch jukebox musical drama film directed by Job Gosschalk from a script he co-wrote with Tijs van Marle and it stars Henriëtte Tol, Huub Stapel, Tjitske Reidinga and Halina Reijn. It follows Maria Rossi who runs an Italian restaurant with her husband, until an unexpected turn in her life requires her to reunite her whole family. The film uses existing music from well-known Dutch artists including Trijntje Oosterhuis, Marco Borsato, Bløf, De Dijk, Guus Meeuwis, Nick & Simon, Boudewijn de Groot, Claudia de Breij and Doe Maar among others. The film was released in Dutch theaters on 24 November 2016, it received mixed reviews from critics. It was awarded the Golden Film for having sold 100.000 tickets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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