Toen ik je zag (2023)
- Directed by
- Ben Verbong
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- Netherlands
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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.
bittersweetintimatereflectivemelancholicemotionalpersonalgentletenderheartbreaking
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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