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- The decisive years of Swedish soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic, told through rare archive footage in which a young Zlatan speaks openly about his life and challenges. The film closely follows him, from his debut with the Malmö FF team in 1999 through his conflict-ridden years with Ajax Amsterdam, and up to his final breakthrough with Juventus in 2005.
- Prevention and suppression of sexual slavery is high on the dutch political agenda. All the rules and procedures however, make it hard for John and his colleagues to get human trafficers behind bars. A passionate inspector in an aberrant world.
- In order to meet future care demands for elderly who are lonely and suffering from dementia, carebot Alice has been developed.
- A documental chronicle on daily life in a Rio de Janeiro community a year after the start of Police Pacification Unit (UPP).
- Athens, 1983. The world press reports that 4-year old Bashir is killed in the assassination of his father, Mamoun Mraish, a top PLO lieutenant. Father and son are declared dead but when they arrive at the hospital Bashir turns out to be still alive. But if Bashir is fully alive today, what happened to the dream he and his father were believed to have died for?
- How does one instrument decides the lives of Holland's greatest guitarists? Filmmaker Erik de Bruyn follows Henny Vrienten on a quest with the giants of Dutch pop and rock to answer that question. The guitar players are Jan Akkerman, Harry Sacksioni, Arthur Ebeling, JB Meijers, Anne Soldaat, Daniël Lohues, George Kooymans, Eelco Gelling, Jan Hendriks, Anton Goudsmid, Rudy de Queljoe and Pablo van de Poel. Director Erik de Bruyn, also a musician, and Vrienten take us to unexpected places, the intimate domain of the musicians and their beloved instruments.
- The final months of dairy shop Kors in the middle of Amsterdam South, show us the ways of one of the most declining neighbourhoods of Holland. A portrait of the eccentric Kors family, who are about to close their shop once and for all.
- A labyrinthine narrative in which people relate their special relationship with the music of Bach, with Pieter Jan Leusink's Bach Choir and Orchestra providing the score and a group of homeless people serving as their audience.
- Disease and healing, birth and death, small operations or big events: a hospital is a place where joy and sorrow constantly alternate. The smoking area in front of the hospital serves as gathering place for visitors, patients and staff. Here it looks like time is standing still. People can relax, reflect on what's happening to them, or just chitchat about the weather. One of the most curious guests there is a grey cyper cat...
- MIES GOES TO HOLLYWOOD tells the story of ten year old Mies, who is sure about one thing: to become a famous actress. Mies is lucky her father is a successful director himself. The family's migration from Amsterdam to Hollywood, where dreams come true, is Mies' opportunity to break through. But will this new, sunny life suit her sometimes dark emotions?
- At one time a large number of offspring was a privilege of kings and chiefs, a true sign of their royalty. Nowadays, even a tourist guide from an upstanding suburb of Maastricht can father more than sixty children thanks to female emancipation and the Internet. What drives this man?
- A man dreams about the day of his farewell in the football stadium. After the ball is taken from him, and he dies, his beats are the soundtrack of his his own funeral. The film is an indirect tribute to Martyn's father, former PSV top scorer Gerrie Deijkers, who died of a heart attack in 2003.
- As Europe descends into fiscal crisis, the hard line against immigrants and refugees tightens. Nowhere more than the Netherlands, now in the grip of anti-immigration and anti-refugee rhetoric that has made the country a pariah on the European continent.Into this world come invited - or resettled refugees: Fathi an activist escaping death threats from Gaddafi, Fasil - a journalist from Ethiopia sentenced to life for condemning fraudulent elections, Li Zhu - a Falun Gong Buddhist sentenced to prison and beatings for demonstrating. As they campaign for justice for their countries, they battle a hostile climate in their new home.
- A committee has been called into life to stop the impending closure of the Onzie Lieve Vrouw van Goede Raad Church in Beverwijk. Will the protesters be heard or will the ecclesiastival hierarchy be restored resulting in the closure? Or are they able to restore the church and with it an important part of their identity?
- Director Geertjan Lassche follows top athlete Michel Butter and his trainer in the mental tunnel of concentration before, during and after the marathon. Lassche gets the unique opportunity to capture one of the toughest sports in the world from the inside during the Amsterdam Marathon. Michel Butter, the third Dutchman ever to run a marathon under 2 hours and 10 minutes, has been trained by Guido Hartensveld for 15 years. They had many highlights, until Michel was hit by a serious injury in 2013. He and his coach fight back, both physically and mentally. The Amsterdam Marathon should be the culmination of a long process, with a come back from Michel at the top and a qualification for the Olympic Games as a reward.
- a portrait of Dutch and Syrian fighters in a complex conflict, of young men who are finding their way in life.
- What would happen, when - after passing by a car-accident-monument at the roadside - you would go to the nearest house to ask what happened?
- The family business of John and Anita Klaver from Hollands Kroon in The Netherlands is deeply rooted on Dutch farmer tradition; averse to all legislation, totally independent, and connected with their land. At the same time, the members of the Klaver family are modern farmers, open for the latest developments. Over seven years ago John launched his plan for a new stable, which could station 700 cows. From blade of grass to cheese, everything under their own control. A regional product John wants to be proud of. But not only the environmental- and animal care movements stand up, also his neighbour Mira is not happy with the expanding. Thats why she files several complaints. What follows is an endless case about the necessary building permits. Natural born farmers shows us that a farming business causes difficulties in a small country like The Netherlands. All the strict rules and regulations are driving these entrepreneurs crazy. The film also shows how magic farmer live still can be, for this generation and the next. Natural Born Farmers is a dynamic and often funny portrait of a modern farmer.
- Daan is used to stand in front of a camera. Growing up, it was his father's camera, world-renowned photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken. Now it's the camera of his good friend, Joris Postema. Together with him Daan tries to get control of his life by confronting his father posthumously. Daan believes his father - who he takes after more than he'd like - is mostly to blame for his mental problems. By means of photos, film footage and meetings with family members and friends, Daan tries to fathom what his father has passed on to him and he makes a surprising discovery.
- The first day of high school is very stressful for 12-year-old Nadia. That may be true for any seventh grader starting at a new school, but Nadia has been worrying for weeks. So much so that she is feeling physically ill. She is a bright and openhearted young lady, but as her teacher says, there's something special about her. In the short documentary Nadia's tics, she tells us about the days leading up to her first day of school. She candidly explains how she struggles with her obsessive-compulsive neuroses and anxieties, aided by the motto: to think + to do = to dare. School isn't the only thing making Nadia uneasy; daily life has plenty of surprises that make her feel anxious as well.