Netherlands Movies

Two people in two different countries, both in quarantine during lockdown time, have a love affair through Facetime- but how viable is a relationship that might as well be just a fantasy?

Shadow Game is a journey through the dark side of Europe with teenage refugees as our guides.

A story of an unconventional fairy and an eccentric boy who overcome their own fears and obstacles in order to save the nature. A live action film for children from 7 to 12.

Best friends Cas and Naomi are graduating from high school and spend every second of their days together. Within their friendship they experience a feeling of ultimate safety. But when their future plans are seemingly different, thei

This film is the artist's response to a spoken message from a man named Mukalap, recorded around 1936 in South Africa.

A personal journey through various consciousness-expanding moments experienced by artist Frederique Pisuisse. The confessional diary gives an insight into traumatic drug trips, panic attacks and out-of-body experiences. The viewer is

Animated film about Port number 9830 on the Maasvlakte, Rotterdam. Captured with a homemade camera with a handblown-glass camera eye, its lens filled with seawater. It produces miraculous time-space deformations.

Unrendered Road traces the road between two ancient cities: Jerusalem and Jericho. A journey Google Maps will not show you.

Erik van Lieshout was invited to contribute to the 'Art is a lie that just don't die' exhibition that was to take place during the 50th anniversary of the Art Basel art fair, which now faces unexpected developments. Van Lieshout inim

Before container ships leave port, lashers secure the containers using heavy metal bars. They are the last port workers to do such dangerous jobs. In an equally physical cinematic style, each body tells its own story: from grieving f

Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV architects, always has 100 projects going at once. Documentary filmmaker Jan Louter followed him for two years to make "Under Tomorrow's Sky", a candid and open-hearted look at the highs and lows of the

From plain white walls to bombastically crafted backdrops, adult chat rooms are portals to people's phantasy worlds. Focusing on the moments when performers are off-screen, a meticulous concatenation of ghostly spaces takes us on an

A poetic meditation honouring the friendship and creative working relationships between Madelon Hooykaas, Li Yuan-chia and Delia Derbyshire. Inspired by the Japanese concept TEN-CHI-JIN, meaning sky-earth-person, it draws from images

In a world where billions are spent on state-of-the-art weaponry, the deadliest weapon is still a so-called Improvised Explosive Device, which most people can make from materials found at their homes. An IED maker, a soldier and a ph

UNEARTH zooms in on resource extraction, mining machines and material transformations, interweaving conversations recorded in the Russian Ural region.

After 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 encou

Opposites Isa and Ruben are blissfully in tune and in love with each other--until Mr. Perfect steps into Isa's life.

When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must save her sweetheart Franz before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia, the robot-woman the Doctor has created.

A dangerous intruder gives Pilar the chance to discover the wild animal within and the means to escape the post-apocalyptic village she lives in.

A look at the dangers of nuclear energy.

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is assisted by a companion, and the relationship between the two women develops into a romantic love affair.

A family is forced into a period of self-discovery after its authoritarian patriarch is accidentally turned into a chicken by a magician during a children's birthday party

A Moroccan-Dutch single thirty-something is seen as a "Meskina" (a pity-case) by her family, who desparately want to couple her.

With headmaster Anton absent, Ms. Ank and her colleagues work hard to get their primary school back on track.

An ex-felon returns home from prison and must confront the demons of his past.

A short experimental film about the piercing experiences of three interpreters of the Yugoslavia Tribunal in The Hague and their position as a channel between speakers and listeners, witnesses and defendants, judges and attendees.

What is it like to be gay at a religious school? Armed with an open mind, empathy, self-mockery and curiosity, Yora Rienstra enters into a conversation with these young people, their parents, the schools and various institutions.

Nights are long inside Naomi and Ram's room. Tonight, they've invited Marina over and their messy space is under scrutiny.

Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way.

The idealistic intentions with which the Kola peninsula has been explored since the beginning of the Russian revolution have left deep traces in the landscape and in the minds of people.

A unique and compelling account of the day that changed the modern world, captured by ordinary people who chose to pick up their cameras and film that fateful day on which the September 11 attacks took place in New York.

A sprawling meditation on the choreography of bodies in Moscow's urban landscape, Detours depicts a new way of dealing illicit drugs via the Darknet, the layering of the physical and the virtual realities, as well as a poetics, and p

A woman whose visit to a hair salon turns into a nightmare when she is blackmailed by its owner.

A courageous autobiographical short documentary about living in fear under the military junta in Myanmar, and about making films, which has become virtually impossible since the country's military coup on February 1st, 2021.

A popular prime minister candidate and a well-known thriller book writer face each other in court after she accuses him of sexual abuse just before the election.

In a dystopian 2054, three friends go on a road trip into the past. On their journey, they rediscover lost biodiversity. How could it all disappear? When the friends find the key to a decisive moment in time everything will change.

For most Dutch people, the lockdown proclaimed by PM Rutte is no picnic. Contrarily, for Hussein, who suffers from agoraphobia, a world opens up.

In the middle of the Covid lock down, two lonely souls meet up for a blind date in an abandoned nightclub. But during this riotous evening, dark secrets come to light and their date escalates into a fight to the death.

In the shadow of a church two men are assaulted at night. Random violence? A gay bashing? A Filmmaker tries to uncover what really happened. Just how many issues remain undisclosed in this religious community?

Underappreciated pathologist Salman Seger is assigned to "De Sterfshow," a reality show in which people can vote on which Dutchman should be executed. At first, Salman enjoys his new status as a BN'er, but then a viral video puts his