Marcel Hensema
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Winschoten, Groningen, Netherlands
Birthday: October 25, 1970
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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My Father Is an Airplane
Overview: When Eva’s mother unexpectedly dies, the life of Eva turns out to be built on secrets and lies. The fear of losing her mind, just like her father who has been living in a mental facility for many years, becomes more and more of a threat, propelling Eva on a quest into her past to face her demons.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2021-09-24
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Simon
Overview: A mild-mannered gay dentist and a womanizing bar owner rekindle their unlikely friendship when, upon meeting by chance after a decade apart, the latter turns out to be severely ill.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2004-09-30
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Sale
Overview: A woman is shopping in a crowded shopping mall, with her husband and two kids. In the shopping mall she meets a stranger, who brings romance to a dreadful Saturday.
Genres: Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Majesty
Overview: One hour before the State Opening of Parliament, something very unusual happens. The Prime Minister appears and demands an adjustment to the Queen's speech. The speech concerns aid to Africa. Even with all the pressure around the State Opening, Beatrix goes back in time, and remembers her banishment to Canada, the visit to the victims of the Flood disaster and the turbulence suffered by her parents at Palace Soestdijk during the Hofman case.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2010-10-28
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Fuchsia the Mini-Witch
Overview: Great adventures can hatch from the smallest eggs. Fucsia wants to learn to do magic just like her father, and so is pleased as punch when she is allowed to go to witches' school. There, Fucsia learns to make wind and conjures with the clouds. But her magic often has unexpected results, however, as she is sometimes that little bit too ambitious.
Genres: Fantasy Family
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2010-10-06
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The Cave
Overview: Psychological thriller. Geography teacher smuggles a case of heroin for a friend.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2001-09-27
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The Heineken Kidnapping
Overview: On a cold November day in 1983, beer magnate Alfred Heineken and his chauffeur Ab Doderer are abducted. What follows is the most infamous kidnapping case the Netherlands have ever known.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2011-10-27
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Sonny Boy
Overview: Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four children with another man. They love each other, but then Rika appears to be pregnant.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2011-01-27
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The Marathon
Overview: Four out-of-shape car mechanics decide to participate in the Rotterdam marathon. If they reach the finish in time, they will be able to pay off their debt — if they don't, they will lose their garage.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2012-10-18
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The Investigation
Overview: Peter Weiss’ monumental 1965 stage play, among the greatest artworks on the Holocaust, condenses the testimonies of witnesses and the accused during the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trials of 1963-1965. This ultra-faithful film adaptation builds, across four hours, in its intensity and graphically described detail.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2024-07-25
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Farewell to the Moon
Overview: It's the hot summer of 1972: the Americans launch their last mission to the moon; also a time of dungarees and hallucinogenic wallpaper. On the eighth floor of a new Dutch apartment block, 12-year-old Duch lives with his family. His hobbies are space travel and Mary, the pretty woman next door. Duch’s father prefers to watch the neighbour who recently moved in two doors down. Her arrival makes the residents aware of the free-sex morality. Up until now it had left the eighth floor untouched, but that is clearly not to everyone’s satisfaction.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2014-01-29
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Sickos
Overview: Three teenagers appear to have a lot of fun on the children's oncology department on the fourth floor of a large hospital. Nick and Iwan both lost a leg as a result of bone cancer. For their friend Olivier, an amputation may be the next phase. The fourth of the bunch, Pepijn, is so ill and weak that he often stays in his room. Friendship and a deep desire to live keeps the guys mentally balanced. Their friendship changes when Gina arrives. Sickos is a humorous drama that deals with adolescence and chemotherapy.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2014-02-12
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Zara
Overview: When the fifteen year old Zara knocks on her teacher Gijs' door, she's just been abused and she has no one else to turn to. At least, that's what she tells her teacher. Gijs can't send her back to her home, but soon he regrets his decision. As the evening progresses, Zara spins a web of lies and deception around him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-26
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So laut du kannst
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2022-06-25
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Zomerdag
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2006-10-02
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Cop vs. Killer
Overview: Enigmatic Dutch crime lord Mirko is always a step ahead of the national police team. When Mirko's gang are forced to kill Russian mob baron Jegor's cousin Oleg, the cops hope their time has come. Both sides resort to dirty tricks, testing loyalties and using the antagonists' daughters and independent pimp Aziz for blackmail, which makes several bloody victims.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2012-04-16
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Whitefish
Overview: Whitefish is a thriller set in a closed Dutch fisherman's village community. Hans, a religious fisherman and his rebellious brother Stijn try to save their necessitous fishing boat. Their difficult relationship seems to put success in the way, until one day they catch a huge amount of drugs in their nets. Stijn badly wants to get rid of it, but Hans hesitates. Maybe their prayers are heard and this is the chance to get out of trouble? Or is Stijn's fear well grounded and is the real misery now only to begin..?
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2009-04-26
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HannaHannaH
Overview: Hannah, the headstrong rebel of seven siblings, tries to avoid the preparations for her parent's wedding anniversary, but her charming brand-new lover Victor sort of drags her along, and soon proves an ideal son-in-law, which arouses mixed feelings in her. The sister in law who for years tries to fit in but always felt ignored gets a fit because Victor is immediately invited to chip in and join the anniversary river cruise, so they take over the organization from her. Yet when he confides in her the bunch is miserable at communicating, she claims he can't judge after just one evening and seems suddenly uncertain whether to stay with Victor who proves quite patient and understanding...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-13
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Kilkenny Cross
Overview: I don't know who I am - that's what it is', the seventeen-year-old curly redhead Jordi grumbles to his tough girlfriend. Under mother's wing, Jordi spends all his time on the Internet. His only adventure is a ride on the back of his girlfriend's motorbike. One day, a coincidental but shocking discovery on the Net forces him to start searching for his identity, away from his familiar environment. It takes him to a confrontation with his biological father who was supposed dead, but appears to live in Ireland and does not immediately press his lost son in his arms. Kilkenny Cross is a coming-of-age drama, in which the Dutch urban water landscape contrasts with the green hills of Ireland and the impassiveness of modern means of communication with the longing for human intimacy. A chat session between mother and son leads to an emotional climax. In a cameo role, female novelist Manon Uphoff explains what true love means.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-07
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Uitgesloten
Overview: Uitgesloten is set in 1983. Jonathan is 18 and, just like his best friend Coen, he has grown up in the Jehovah's Witnesses. In this world with its strict rules, Jonathan and Coen however have their own ideas. Both have girlfriends, Marjan and Annemiek, who live in a very different world: the girls study at art school and mix with squatters. The boys do not tell their girlfriends about their background and they anxiously keep Marjan and Annemiek hidden from their own community. The friends lead a double life: they ring doorbells to distribute the Ontwaakt! and play in a band for the Jehovah's Witnesses, while they also visit ska concerts and squatters' bars and become increasingly caught up in the worldly life of Marjan and Annemiek.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2001-03-12
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Blood, Sweat and Tears
Overview: Blood, Sweat and Tears is a story about the life of Andre Hazes, a Dutch popular singer. It shows three crucial phases in the life of Hazes: his youth (in the 1960s), his breakthrough (1980s) and the last year of his life (early 2000s).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2015-04-02
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The Happy Housewife
Overview: Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she is a little traumatized at having to swap canapés for nappies.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2010-04-15
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Flirt
Overview: This movie is about a group of young people struggling with what 'true love' means. Main character is a boy who doesn't want to commit himself to one woman.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-17
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Dilemma
Overview: Just before a truck hits a ten-year-old boy everything comes to a standstill. A man who is witnessing the accident is the only one who can move in the frozen world and he discovers a way to save the life of the child. But in his attempt to alter the boy's fate he has to face a cruel dilemma...
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-29
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06/05
Overview: A fictional version of the events that led to the assassination of the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn on May 6, 2002. The movie is based upon the book "The sixth of May" by Tomas Ross.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2004-12-15
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Der Amsterdam-Krimi: Der Tote aus dem Eis
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Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2022-03-24
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In My Father's Garden
Overview: The story of a loving man and father who falls under the influence of an extremely orthodox Protestant sect. He sacrifices everything and everyone to this faith, including his business and the respect of his younger son. However, he never loses the love of his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2016-02-25
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Cloaca
Overview: Four old college friends in their forties come together in a time of trouble and despair. Old joy relives, but the harsh reality of their problems can't satisfy them and eventually endangers their friendships.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2003-10-23
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Pez blanco
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Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2009-02-25
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Blauw
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2015-11-20
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Wild Romance
Overview: The start of the career of Herman Brood, who lived his life filled with sex, drugs and rock 'n roll. Guided by his manager they aim to take over the USA with his music.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2006-11-09
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Silk Road
Overview: A psychological thriller inspired by the life of Michael S., a small-town boy from Holland, who becomes the world's most wanted cybercriminal.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2017-03-29
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Ausgerechnet Afrika
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Genres: Adventure Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2010-06-07
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Control
Overview: The once unconditional friendship between police officers Vincke and Verstuyft hits a very rough patch when they come up against a series of gruesome murders. Complicating matters even further, a survivor of the killer drives a wedge between them when Verstuyft falls for her charms. Meanwhile, the serial killer has a new victim in sight...
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2017-10-25
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Punk Lawyer
Overview: A young Amsterdam lawyer seems to be doing well, but occasionally he is overwhelmed by an unstoppable need for booze. During one of his delirious episodes, he witnesses the death of a squatter at a police station. Worried about his career, he hesitates to speak out.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1996-05-09
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Gelukzoekers
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2018-02-28
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Spider in the Web
Overview: A young operative is sent on a mission to follow an older agent who's behavior has come into question.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-04-20
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Der Tod und das Mädchen - Van Leeuwens dritter Fall
Overview: Thanks to the latest DNA technology, Bruno van Leeuwen finally has a proof in his hands, with which the rapist of the then nine-year-old Vicky can be convicted. Piet Martens, the neighbor of the girl's family, was the culprit. But despite the new evidence, he can not be brought to justice because the crime is now time barred. Martens leaves the police headquarters as a free man. Then Vicky falls on Martens and hits him with a bottle. The police separate the two and Martens' lawyer reports to Vicky about dangerous assault.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2017-10-27
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Het wapen van Geldrop
Overview: Three people travel to the small town of Geldrop after a gruesome event has changed their lives.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2008-10-02
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Und wer nimmt den Hund?
Overview: After 26 years of marriage there is a divorce on the way between Georg and Doris. While Georg is having some fun with a much younger co-worker, Doris want the divorce be silenced. Thats why the couple is taking a separation therapy and there will be some rough sessions.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2019-08-08
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Character
Overview: In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 1997-04-17
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Gold
Overview: Promising young gymnast Timo and his disabled father Ward share a big dream, to win Olympic gold. But when Timo meets physiotherapist Irene, these new and intense feelings conflict with Timo's dedication to his father and the Olympic 'mission'.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2020-01-27
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Familiebanden
Overview: Short romantic film made for the 48 Hours Project Rotterdam 2014
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2014-01-01
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Wir bleiben Freunde
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Genres: Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2021-05-23
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Dummie the Mummy and the Sphinx of Shakaba
Overview: Dummie realizes that he is not as famous as his father, an ancient pharaoh, so he decides to rely more on himself and enters a special contest with the help of his best friend.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2015-12-09
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Nick
Overview: Young Nick, charming and talented, but restless and fickle, works as a chef in a restaurant. After his girlfriend kicks him out of her house and he is sacked by the restaurant, he goes on a long journey to Croatia in search of both the ultimate truffle, and himself.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-16
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Alles in de Hens
Overview: A re-take of the one man show 'Alles in the Hens' from actor Marcel Hensema. The story evolves around a man, in his late 40ies, who takes off for a walk away from the daily struggle with work, family and thoughts, only to find out that you can walk away from your problems, but that you cannot walk away from yourself. This journey of a man, on a road to nowhere, is dramatic, funny and very recognizable especially when you lost track or when you are on a dead-end yourself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: nl
Release Date: 2021-04-09
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iHostage
Overview: In this gripping thriller, a hostage situation in the heart of Amsterdam is told through the eyes of the victims, first responders and the perpetrator.
Genres: Drama Crime Thriller
Original Language: nl
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