Stricken

Stricken

2009 · 105 min · NL · 5.9 (65 votes)
Dir. Reinout Oerlemans · Starring Barry Atsma, Carice van Houten, Anna Drijver, Jeroen Willems, Sacha Bulthuis, Pierre Bokma · Music Chrisnanne Wiegel

“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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