Stricken

Stricken

2009 · 105 min · NL · 6.0 (53 votes)
Dir. Reinout Oerlemans · Starring Barry Atsma, Carice van Houten, Anna Drijver, Jeroen Willems, Sacha Bulthuis, Pierre Bokma

Would you cheat on your partner when they needed you most?

Drama

Handsome Dutchman Stijn is the star of an advertising agency with his buddy Frenk and a hot womanizer. The boys start their own agency and Stijn marries colleague Carmen, who accepts his incurable greed for truly meaningless one-night-stands. Even fatherhood and a move to the boring country go well, until Carmen gets breast cancer. Now their lives are turned upside-down, maybe wrecked

VIBE

A raw, unflinching look at how life's greatest joys can be shattered by devastating loss. It's a quiet, intimate exploration of love, betrayal, and the fragility of existence, leaving you with a profound sense of melancholy.

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