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Winner of the 1997 Best Foreign Film at the Academy Awards, this Dickensian drama is set in Rotterdam during the 1920s detailing the events that occur after the brutal murder of the town's hated bailiff. Arrested for the crime is the bailiff's son, a lawyer, who tells his tragic life story to a detective. A powerful father-son struggle based on the popular classic Dutch novel and starring Jan Decleir, Fedja Van Huet and Betty Schuurman.
Year: 1997
Genre: Foreign Language Films, Dutch & Belgian Cinema, Film Festivals 1998
Country: Netherlands
Director: Mike Van Diem
Starring: Fedja Van Huet, Jan Decleir, Betty Schuurman
Duration: 125 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence and offensive language.
Subtitles: Yes
7.8/10
Location in store: Foreign (Netherlands & Belgium)
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