Underplayed Gems

Toen ik je zag (2023)

Toen ik je zag poster
Directed by
Ben Verbong
Genre
drama
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
12
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film follows a romance between a woman and a man, based on a true story. It also shows the events leading up to the man's suicide.

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What happens

Broken (Dutch: Toen ik je zag) is a 2023 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets. The film tells the story of the romance between Isa Hoes and Antonie Kamerling as well as the events and circumstances leading up to Kamerling's suicide. In the film, the characters are called Esther and Bastiaan and they are played by Noortje Herlaar and Egbert-Jan Weeber. The film is based on the 2013 book Toen ik je zag: mijn leven met Antonie written by Isa Hoes. The title is a reference to Kamerling's most successful hitsong Toen ik je zag which back in 1997 spent five weeks at the number 1 spot of the Dutch Top 40. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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