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Echte Mannen Huilen Niet (2026)

Name: Echte Mannen Huilen Niet
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-03-05T21:53:35+01:00

Documentary | 53 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 53 minuten

Country: Netherlands

Directed by: Jan Paul van der Velden

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Echte Mannen Huilen Niet plot

The film follows professional footballers Gianni Zuiverloon, Edson Braafheid, Ron Vlaar, Calvin Jong a Pin, Thomas Marijnissen, Ryan Donk, and Mark Diemers, who spent several days at the KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association) complex in Zeist. Without phones or an audience, they face physical and mental challenges, and each other. In open conversations, they talk about grief, divorce, loneliness, performance pressure, panic attacks, and the fear of showing emotion in a world where shutting down and carrying on is the norm. The camaraderie and support the men subsequently find together demonstrate that they don't have to do it alone.