Foreign Language Film Submissions from the Netherlands to the Academy Awards to Compete for an Oscar Nomination or Win in the Best International Feature Film Category
A detailed text on Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film will follow as soon as I have some more time to create it. Please be patient!
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This list is chronologically sorted in reverse by years of participation!
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- DirectorShariff KorverStarsJoes BrauersSpencer BogaertTobias KerslootAfter the sudden disappearance of their superior, three young soldiers are left to guard a military vehicle by themselves. As their situation and the scorching desert heat renders them increasingly disconnected from reality, an encounter with a local boy escalates into a fight that will mark their lives forever.94th ACADEMY AWARDS (2021) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorEché JangaStarsTiara RichardsFelix de RooyEveron Jackson HooiAs the different mentalities of rational father Ouira and spiritual grandfather Weljo start to clash, eleven-year-old Kenza is determined to find her own path into adult life. A magical-realism film placed on a junkyard in Curaçao.93rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2020/21) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorHalina ReijnStarsCarice van HoutenMarwan KenzariMarie-Mae van ZuilenIn spite of her expertise and experience, a seasoned psychologist is completely infatuated by the sex offender she is treating in a penal institution.92nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2019) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorJoram LürsenStarsJacob DerwigBarry AtsmaFockeline OuwerkerkIn Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, banker brothers Walraven and Gijs van Hall face their greatest challenge yet when they decide to help fund the Dutch resistance.91st ACADEMY AWARDS (2018) ░░░░ Status: submitted
...................................................................................................................... - DirectorMijke de JongStarsNora El KoussourIlias AddabHassan AkkouchA teenage Muslim growing up in Amsterdam becomes radicalised.90th ACADEMY AWARDS (2017) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorPaula van der OestStarsElsie de BrauwPierre BokmaRifka LodeizenAfter 21-year-old student Tonio dies in a traffic accident, his novelist parents face sorrow and regret as they suffer the agony of losing their only child.89th ACADEMY AWARDS (2016) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJoost van GinkelStarsAngela NedyalkovBoris IsakovicErik AdelöwThe jarring lives of six immigrant residents of Amsterdam intertwine in a poetic mosaic.88th ACADEMY AWARDS (2015) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorPaula van der OestStarsSallie HarmsenMarwan KenzariBarry AtsmaA young assistant DA puts a serial killing nurse behind bars, only to discover evidence that may prove her innocence.87th ACADEMY AWARDS (2014) | Status: shortlisted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorAlex van WarmerdamStarsJan BijvoetHadewych MinisJeroen PercevalA vagrant enters the lives of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.86th ACADEMY AWARDS (2013) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorBoudewijn KooleStarsRick LensLoek PetersCahit ÖlmezA young boy and his father have a difficult relationship, but are trying to reach each other. They need a catalyst to make that happen.85th ACADEMY AWARDS (2012) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorMaria PetersStarsRicky KooleSergio HasselbainkAngelo ArnhemA Dutch woman and a young man 17 years her junior from Suriname, struggle to make their relationship work in spite of the social and economic obstacles they face.84th ACADEMY AWARDS (2011) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorRudolf van den BergStarsGijs Scholten van AschatSylvia HoeksJohanna ter SteegeA laid-off book editor sets out to find his teenage daughter when she and her boyfriend go missing on holiday in Namibia.83rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2010) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorMartin KoolhovenStarsMartijn LakemeierJamie Campbell BowerYorick van WageningenIn German-occupied Netherlands, a teenage boy gets involved in the Dutch resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded RAF pilot.82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) | Status: shortlisted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJean van de VeldeStarsMarco BorsatoAbby Mukiibi NkaagaThekla ReutenChild soldiers in Africa are at the fore in this tale of a white restaurant owner in an African town bordering a conflict zone. When his son's African friend Abu is abducted, he sets out to find the boy, and walks right into a training camp exploiting children like Abu.82nd ACADEMY AWARDS (2009) | Status: submitted, but withdrawn and replaced
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorDana NechushtanStarsMaryam HassouniEva van de WijdevenChristine van StralenThe story of two 18-year old best friends who grew up together in the suburbs of Amsterdam. Dunya is Moroccan, grown up with Ramadan, imams and Mecca. Desie is as Dutch as cheese and tulips. On her 18th birthday Dunya is told that her family would like her to marry a second cousin from Morocco. She shall meet him during the family's holiday in Morocco but she's not looking forward to it. Desie, who has recently begun taking driving lessons, unexpectedly gets pregnant from her driving instructor. He breaks up with her instantly and says it's up to Desie to solve this. Desie want to look for her biological father. When appears that her father lives in Morocco, Dunya and Desie decide to go and look for him together. But Morocco is not Amsterdam, and together they get entangled in a road trip that takes them through the country of Morroco; from the big cities, through the deserts, into the mountains, where they get into exciting and hilarious situations. In the end they have to make some important choices for themselves.81st ACADEMY AWARDS (2008) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorJos StellingStarsSergey MakovetskiyGene BervoetsSylvia HoeksAn older film critic's life is interrupted by an unexpected visitor.80th ACADEMY AWARDS (2007) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom HoffmanIn the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.79th ACADEMY AWARDS (2006) | Status: shortlisted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorMijke de JongStarsElske RotteveelKees ScholtenElsie de BrauwMerel, a talented young girl, is suddenly getting bullied at school.78th ACADEMY AWARDS (2005) | Status: submitted, but disqualified
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorEddy TerstallStarsCees GeelMarcel HensemaRifka LodeizenA mild-mannered gay dentist and a hedonist womanizer rekindle their unlikely friendship when the latter's terminal cancer drives them back together after a decade apart.77th ACADEMY AWARDS (2004) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorBen SombogaartStarsEllen VogelGudrun OkrasThekla ReutenTwin sisters Lotte and Anne grow up very differently after their parents death. Now adults, they want to reunite but World War II and their growing socioeconomic differences complicate things.76th ACADEMY AWARDS (2003) | Status: nominated
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorPaula van der OestStarsSylvia PoortaAnneke BlokMonic HendrickxZus & Zo shows what three sisters are willing to do to stop their would-be sister-in-law from coming into possession of Paraíso, their beloved family summer home on the Portuguese coast.75th ACADEMY AWARDS (2002) | Status: nominated
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorPieter VerhoeffStarsMonic HendrickxJeroen WillemsPeter TuinmanFrisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politician.74th ACADEMY AWARDS (2001) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorMaria PetersStarsRuud FeltkampYannick van de VeldeMitchell RedmondThe journey of a homeless boy who tries to find his father, set in the 1920's in Holland.73rd ACADEMY AWARDS (2000) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorIneke HoutmanStarsMadelief VerelstGiulia FleuryRijk de GooyerWhen Madelief's grandmother dies, her mother takes her to the funeral. She then visits her grandfather, but quickly gets bored, until Mischa tells her how much fun a rural summer can be. She investigates her grandmother's "summer house", made curious by the lock on the door. Madelief didn't remember her grandmother, but from her snooping in the summer house she learns a lot about her.72nd ACADEMY AWARDS (1999) | Status: submitted
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[white]......................................................./white] - DirectorKarim TraïdiaStarsJaap SpijkersMonic HendrickxRudi FalkenhagenPolish deceived woman hides from pimps on a Dutch farm, and shares an intriguing romance with the farmer.71st ACADEMY AWARDS (1998) | Status: submitted
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