Waldemar Torenstra

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Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster
6.2

Ja Zuster, Nee Zuster

Sep 06, 2002
In the guest-house of sister Klivia, the inhabitants are very cheerful and good-hearted persons whose open communal lifestyle is contrasted with the life of somewhat nasty and complaining neighbour Mr Boordevool. Boordevool has spent ages looking for reasons to shut the guest-house. One day a girl from the guest-house meets a nice young guy Gerrit. Sister Klivia lets Gerrit stay regardless of him being a thief. Will that give a chance to the insinuations of the neighbour?
Comedy
Gek van geluk
5.1

Gek van geluk

Dec 07, 2017
Single mum Lena is struggling with her job: she's a writer of love songs, but because of the lack of romance in her life, she's not inspired anymore. Her friend Valerie thinks she has the perfect solution: she hires a jobless actor to seduce Lena.
Romance
Leve boerenliefde
5.4

Leve boerenliefde

May 14, 2013
A farmer lost his wife and is anything but looking for a new romance. But when a popular TV dating show plans to film a new episode on his farm, he is lured into becoming a participant in the show to save his farm.
Comedy
Allez, Eddy!
6.5

Allez, Eddy!

Mar 28, 2012
Allez, Eddy ! est une comédie poignante sur Freddy, un jeune cycliste prodige de 11 ans. Pour l'ouverture du premier supermarché de son village, une course cycliste est organisée et le vainqueur aura le privilège de rencontrer le grand champion Eddy Merckx. Le départ de la course marquera l'émergence d'un nouveau monde, pour Freddy bien sûr, mais aussi pour tous ses proches.
Comedy
Ibbeltje
9

Ibbeltje

Nov 01, 2004
Ibbeltje is a funny, curious and enterprising girl who is not afraid of anything. She lives with her mother, father and talking cats in a sleepy town. When her mother climbed on a day in fear of a dog in a tree, Ibbeltje discovers that she used to be a cat. She wants to know everything about. Ibbeltje's father works at an umbrella factory and ever had a magical umbrella of a witch. Ibbeltje find the umbrella, but the director of the umbrella factory will have the umbrella for himself to be very important.
Family
Zomerhitte
5.6

Zomerhitte

Mar 20, 2008
Photographer Bob loses his girlfriend. A year later he meets Kathleen. Is she in love? Or does she use him for her dark dealings with the mafia?
Crime
Jezus is een Palestijn
5.6
Natasha goes to Limburg to collect her brother Ramses, who has joined a sect, so he can consent to cutting their father's life support.
Comedy
De Gelukkige Huisvrouw
6
Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she is a little traumatized at having to swap canapés for nappies.
Drama
Détresse dans la tempête
6.789
En 1953, dans la province de Zélande, aux Pays-Bas, une tempête menace les habitations côtières. Julia, une jeune mère, met son fils de 5 semaines en sûreté dans la ferme familiale. Mais les intempéries détruisent la maison et Julia est séparée de son bébé. Emportée par les eaux, elle est sauvée par Aldo, un jeune officier militaire. Ne voulant pas suivre le plan d'évacuation pour les sinistrés, la jeune femme retourne sur les lieux du drame pour sauver son enfant. Malheureusement, les conditions météorologiques ne sont pas réunies pour lui permettre de se déplacer aussi vite qu'elle le souhaiterait. Elle craint d'arriver trop tard pour intervenir...
Drama
Mijn Opa de Bankrover
6.8

Mijn Opa de Bankrover

Feb 10, 2011
In order to find her father in Surinam Grace is forced to take some desperate measures. Grace is the only black child of an all-white family, desperate to find out everything about her Surinam father. Grandpa can help her, but his memory gets worse every day since the death of his wife. When the family decide to put Grandpa into a retirement home, he and Grace decide to use his savings to travel to Surinam - but the family has blocked access to his bank account. But their dreams can come true if they rob the bank
Family
De vuurlinie
6.5

De vuurlinie

Sep 14, 2023
The story of Dutch commando Marco Kroon, who, after becoming the first recipient of his country's highest military award in over five decades, finds himself in the crosshairs of the law for alleged drugs and weapons violations.
Drama
Life is Beautiful
8.5

Life is Beautiful

Jun 01, 2009
Erasmus compiled a few thousand Adagia, each exemplifies the classical truths that are our timeless and everyday wisdom. Life is Beautiful shows us just how wondrous life really is, by reflecting, quietly manipulating and exposing every day moments and scenes in 30 short stories.
Drama
Mag ik je aanraken?
1

Mag ik je aanraken?

Sep 25, 2023
How do Dutch actors in the post-#MeToo era look back at intimate scenes and what do they think about the arrival of the intimacy coordinator? From her experience as an actress and filmmaker, Tamar van den Dop talks to several past and present icons.
Documentary
Zwanger & Co
5.7

Zwanger & Co

Jul 07, 2022
Merel, a single midwife, is done with men, but her biological clock is ticking inexorably. And yes, she gets pregnant. However, the whole family suddenly seems pregnant. Her 60-plus father Piet has just become a father again with his young partner and her 23-year-old niece Eva is also expecting. Annet, Merel's older sister, who suffers from the empty nest syndrome, has a husband Theo who only wants to travel because he thinks is too young to become a grandfather.
Romance
Gebroken rood
1

Gebroken rood

Mar 02, 2005
What happens if you take the law into your own hands, start correcting the legal system on your own initiative? Hans Croiset, André van den Heuvel, Bram van der Vlugt and Kitty Courbois in their roles of aged resistance heroes do not think this is such a bad idea; in fact, it is what they already did during World War II. Back then, they formed a sworn resistance gang. The occasion for their renewed fighting spirit is the brutal robbery and murder of Marjan, one of the members of their former group. Past and present start blending. In a controlled tempo, alert to detail and acting, a story unravels that focuses on Hans Croiset in the role of Simon, a retired teacher of Dutch. He makes contact with the underworld, meeting the Slavic Goran, who starts feeling sympathy for the old man. Eventually, fate lies in Simon's hands.
Thriller
Diep
4.5

Diep

Nov 10, 2005
A story about the 14 year old Heleen who makes the transition of child to adult with pain and effort in the wild 70s. While her parents going to divorce she is exploring the world of sex, drugs and love on her own.
Drama
IJspaard
4.5

IJspaard

Jun 18, 2014
Jonny, a deadbeat groomer, follows a young woman through the streets of Amsterdam to find out if she is the girl he accidentally killed in a recurring dream, a hallucination or, worse, a memory.
Drama
Johan
5.2

Johan

Oct 06, 2005
Johan Dros is born as eleventh consecutive son of soccer-obsessed pa Rinus, who raises his boys mainly as the small island Texel's team. Johan's rare reprieves from training for a sport he doesn't care for cease when ma dies. After captain brother Johhny sort of steals his local girl-friend Evy, Johan leaves for Amsterdam, where he becomes a hairdresser and would-be singer. Soccer, a vocal TV talent-hunt and Evy will bring them all together again, but also raise unprecedented strife in the Dros family
Drama
Val dood!
7

Val dood!

Sep 28, 2009
What begins as an exciting parachute jumping adventure takes a nightmarish turn, when the instructor shows signs of suicidal behavior.
Comedy
Profs
1

Profs

Sep 29, 2004
Short film about a soccer player's wife, who begins to feel remorse for the revenge, especially planned by her fellow-footballer's wives, on her adulterous husband. Eventually, she adopts the right, i.e. professional, attitude and saves herself from her distressing situation.
Drama
Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman
6
Alcoholic and low budget stuntman Ron Goossens has to get The Netherlands' most successful actrice between the sheets in order to save his own marriage. Will he succeed? A new outrageous comedy from the writers/directors of New Kids Turbo, New Kids Nitro and Bros Before Hos.
Action
De aflossing
6

De aflossing

Apr 26, 2017
When successful banker Thomas attends his father’s funeral, he meets his left-wing activist brother Arne again after many years. He makes an effort to get close to Arne and invites him to a prestigious conference on sustainable banking, but Arne uses the conference to make a political statement that has fatal consequences. Thomas finds himself fighting for his own career and for Arne’s life, but especially to regain his brother’s respect.
Happy Housewives
6.8

Happy Housewives

Dec 21, 2017
Deux femmes modernes et leur mère à l'esprit libre ont du mal à concilier vie privée, vie professionnelle et vie de famille.
Comedy
De Balans
1

De Balans

Jun 01, 2012
Friends Henderson and Morris are climbing a mountain, connected by a rope. They take an easy passage, but a loss of oversight leads to Henderson's fall. Morris cannot prevent falling too. Seconds later he finds himself hanging above an abyss, realizing the balance is unstable.
Action
All You Need Is Love
6

All You Need Is Love

Dec 06, 2018
When popular TV show host Dr. Love goes missing ahead of the annual Christmas special, a zany search for his replacement and holiday romance ensues.
Comedy
Single Street
7.1

Single Street

May 09, 2019
Une chirurgienne cardiaque carriériste se lie d'amitié avec un nouveau voisin extraverti qui l'aide à réaliser que la vie ne se résume pas au travail.
Comedy
Baantjer: Het Begin
6

Baantjer: Het Begin

Apr 18, 2019
A mild-mannered police detective freshly stationed in tumultuous 1980 Amsterdam enters a race against time when he encounters a violent plot against the Dutch royal family.
Crime
Tiramisu
5.2

Tiramisu

Mar 06, 2008
Bookkeeper Jacob newest client is the talented and flamboyant actress Anne. They first meet each other on her houseboat, the morning after the premiere of Anne's new theatrical play. Anne has made a mess of her personal finances and she has a lot of debt. So much so that she may even have to sell her houseboat. Jacob does what he can to help her.
Drama
Alles op Tafel
6

Alles op Tafel

Nov 04, 2021
Seven friends meet up for dinner and decide to play a revealing game. During the evening deep personal secrets will surface and threaten their relationships.
Comedy
De aflossing
6

De aflossing

Apr 26, 2017
When successful banker Thomas attends his father’s funeral, he meets his left-wing activist brother Arne again after many years. He makes an effort to get close to Arne and invites him to a prestigious conference on sustainable banking, but Arne uses the conference to make a political statement that has fatal consequences. Thomas finds himself fighting for his own career and for Arne’s life, but especially to regain his brother’s respect.
Divorce
6.9

Divorce

Mar 20, 2016
The series is about three men aged between 35 and 45 who are in the middle of a divorce. They decide to temporarily live together. They share joys and sorrows, and a deeply rooted friendship grows. The story revolves around everything that a divorce entails: the strong emotions, the quarrels, the mourning, the doubts, the children, finances, rediscovering yourself, starting again, dealing with your ex and dating on your fortieth. But the series is also about a typical male friendship. Men who need but a few words to understand each other, who give each other space to be sad and who back each other up when they are vulnerable. But also men who are not afraid to tell each other the brutal truth.
Drama
Ondersteboven van Afrika
1
Waldemar Torenstra makes a road trip from Cape Town to Cairo in 'Upside Down by Africa'. He rides a motorcycle through Africa in search of stories that have not been told before with historical facts and the current situation.
Les Coqs
1

Les Coqs

Jan 01, 1970
En pleine crise de la masculinité, quatre amis luttent pour préserver leurs vies personnelles et professionnelles dans un monde en constante évolution. Remake de la série espagnole Machos alfa.
Comedy
Baantjer: Het Begin
5.2

Baantjer: Het Begin

Feb 09, 2020
It is the time of major social changes, squatter riots and demonstrations. The idealistic young detective Jurre de Cock is just starting at station Warmoesstraat. His partner, the purebred Amsterdammer Tonnie Montijn, shows him around the city. But then the duo comes across a criminal conspiracy, which appears to be part of a bigger plan. De Cock is also assigned a new partner: Andy Ruiter, transferred from the Bijlmer.
Crime
Suspects
6.5

Suspects

Apr 05, 2018
Suspects concerne l'équipe Criminal Intelligence de la police d'Amsterdam. Ils doivent faire face à huit affaires criminelles modernes difficiles à résoudre. L'équipe s'accroche dans chaque cas afin de le mener à bien.
Crime
Mixed Up
1

Mixed Up

Jan 16, 2012
Mixed up is a drama series about the editorial staff of women's magazine ZIJ, in which the battle between the men and women on the editorial staff can get quite fierce.
Drama
Lieve Lust
2

Lieve Lust

Feb 01, 2006
Lieve Lust is a relationship comedy. The series revolves around the lives of six people in their thirties in Amsterdam.
Comedy
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
5.1
Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk.
Soap
Dit Was Het Nieuws
5.7

Dit Was Het Nieuws

Oct 24, 2024
Dit was het nieuws is a Dutch television program of RTL4, wherein two teams give a satirical account of the previous week's news. The program has the form of a game show in which two teams, each with a team leader and weekly guest, compete against each other. The scoring is not serious; after the first round, for instance, the score is always 4-4.
Hein
1

Hein

Dec 29, 2024
Family
Shaolin Heroes
1

Shaolin Heroes

Jan 01, 1970
The new Videoland Original Shaolin Heroes takes adventure reality to a new level. Ten well-known participants will follow the ancient path of the Shaolin Warrior Monks. They travel to Asia where they are taught during a nine-day training by authentic Shaolin masters. An unprecedentedly beautiful world, where original Kung Fu and martial arts assignments are combined with authentic lifestyle and meaning elements from the Shaolin philosophy. Both tough physical assignments and meditation exercises and everything laced with life wisdom and philosophy.