Karakter (1997)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 120 minuten
Alternative title: Character
Country:
Netherlands / Belgium
Directed by: Mike van Diem
Stars: Fedja van Huêt, Jan Decleir and Tamar van den Dop
IMDb score:
7,6 (12.004)
Releasedate: 17 April 1997
Karakter plot
Rotterdam, the thirties. Bailiff Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir) is a powerful, feared man. When Joba, his housekeeper, expects a child from him, she does not want to marry him and leaves his house. She raises their son Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huêt) alone, while refusing to accept anything from Dreverhaven. As revenge, he decides to thwart his illegitimate son whenever possible. After a number of setbacks, Katadreuffe comes to work at a law firm, after which the battle between father and son becomes even more intense. A fateful climax is inevitable.
Actors and actresses
Dreverhaven
Katadreuffe
Joba
Lorna Te George
De Gankelaar
Rentenstein
Neighbour
Jan Maan
Van Rijn
Inspector de Bree
Reviews & comments
Timmy757
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- 3365 messages
- 598 votes
Certainly not the best Dutch film, but a good Dutch product. After a somewhat slow start, the film actually manages to drag you along quite quickly and manages to hold your attention until the end. The acting performances are generally fine, and visually there is nothing wrong with it, a strong story and the role of Löw make it an excellent film, but it does not become a real high-flyer either. 3.5*.
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jippie2010
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- 2633 messages
- 8240 votes
I got to see this gem of Dutch cinema for the first time today. Everything is right. The atmosphere, the music, the dialogues.
Van Huet, Decleir and certainly Löw carry this film.
Enjoyed the finesse in the language. *4.0
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Shadowed
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- 11549 messages
- 6800 votes
Surprised.
Despite the poor image quality, this film is completely surprising. I've always looked a bit down on Dutch cinema, but this one along with The Marathon might be the best Dutch movies I've seen so far seen. Deserves his Oscar too.
What immediately stands out is the excellent acting. Fedja van Huet has one of the best Dutch performances ever. The rest does not come across unnecessarily exaggerated and human. The film remains fascinating for the entire playing time of 2 hours, but really the entire playing time.
Still a very cool movie. Not too difficult, not too standard and almost not a single wrong element. Deserves an 8/10.
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