An eye blinks close to the camera lens. This is followed by the image of an ear. Someone tastes food, another uses his nose, looking for a specific smell. A couple of massaging hands work bare skin. The film follows people who use their senses to get an idea or a sensation. The composer utilises his hearing to draw inspiration from everyday sounds. A passionate cook tastes his dishes until he is satisfied. A 'corpse sniffer' deploys his keen sense of smell to locate missing victims of criminal acts. The astronomer uses strong lenses to search the star system for new elements, while a blind man threads his way through traffic. Chaotic city noises accompany an image of what he can barely see. His tactile sense is miraculously strong. The occasional voice-over complements this ingeniously edited exploration of sensory perceptions.
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RCO: Pappano conducts Beethoven & Schumann
0.0 2021 • Netherlands -
The Smile is a story about beauty and horror, the definitive biopic documentary about the life and the downfall of Knud Dendermonde, the world-famous damsel-devouring horror-movie actor we all know as The Smile. In this documentary, we trace every step of Knud's turbulent life. There will be interviews with many of his colleagues, movie trailers and clips and unique behind the scenes footage. Finally, we get to hear the shocking truth, what REALLY happened!
The Smile
6.5 2022 • Netherlands -
A painfully frank portrait of 22-year-old Jason as he undergoes trauma therapy. This is the third and final part of Maasja Ooms’ trilogy about the failing Dutch youth welfare services. As in the two previous documentaries Alicia and Rotjochies (Punks), the film is a critical observation from a very personal point of view.
Jason
0.0 2021 • Netherlands -
Documentary on legendary Belgian billiard player Raymond Ceulemans.
Raymond Ceulemans
7.0 1977 • Netherlands -
After five theatre programs, the comedy duo (Erik) van Muiswinkel and (Diederik) van Vleuten performed one more time with an anthology from their previous programs.
Van Muiswinkel & van Vleuten: Mannen, Het Allerbeste!
0.0 2010 • Netherlands -
Belaagd
0.0 2022 • Netherlands -
Anta, Evy, Lila and Talia were 20 in 2015 and studied at all-female Barnard College in New York. 2015 - 2045: 30 years and 3 films to see how they will shape the world from the inside out, becoming women on a fast changing planet.
Girls for Tomorrow
6.5 2025 • Netherlands -
In this theatre show Maarten van Roozendaal, double bassist Egon Kracht and guitarist Marcel de Groot "celebrate" the "achievements" of Western civilization. However, the ambitious pursuit of wealth, happiness and freedom also appears to have a downside.
Maarten van Roozendaal: Het Wilde Westen
0.0 2009 • Netherlands -
On 19 March 1966, a photo exhibition about the police intervention during the wedding of Beatrix and Claus opened in Amsterdam. After the opening, filmmaker Louis van Gasteren filmed how, in the distance, policemen began beating up a young man, seemingly without any provocation. This footage was shown that same evening on television. Van Gasteren interviewed the victim, a 22-year-old student, who declared that he was walking in that direction because his ‘bicycle was there’. That became the title of this short film, in which Van Gasteren used slow motion to analyse the objectionable actions taken by the police.
Because My Bike Was There...
0.0 1966 • Netherlands -
Dirk Postelmans is the archetype of the modern man, but to be truly happy he wants to die. To do so, he hires a professional life consultant to help him with the process of his own death.
Perfect Moment
0.0 2018 • Netherlands -
Nobody likes the history lessons of master Menno, but when he finds a magical talisman, he throws his pupils in an adventure of all times.
The Test of Time
0.0 2019 • Netherlands -
After the death of her husband, an elderly widow rediscovers her vitality and romance when she falls in love with a fellow nursing home resident.
Eva
7.5 1995 • Netherlands -
Film based on the acclaimed theater production "The Shell Case." In the run-up to the verdict in the historic lawsuit against Shell, the key players in the climate crisis are given the opportunity to make a final plea about their responsibility in the biggest problem of our time.
De zaak Shell
0.0 2020 • Netherlands -
A writer who struggles with his current relationship. His desire's can't be satisfied and he searches for answers while writing his next screenplay. After a while he realizes that the character he spends so much time with might be closer to his heart than he thaught.
Screenplay
0.0 2019 • Netherlands -
Johan van der Keuken's film was made to celebrate the 10th anniversary of De Melkweg (The Milky Way). De Melkweg is a multimedia venue in Amsterdam, which was established in the spirit of the ’60s, and became an international centre of counter-culture.
Iconoclasm
8.0 1982 • Netherlands -
The Antwerp Zoo covers a fair extent of ground, and was already in 1910 generally considered as an important one. A large number of views of birds and animals were taken and hand coloured. In those days, the monkey house was in for much attention. People found that the various comic incidents added a touch of whimsicality.
In den dierentuin van Antwerpen
10.0 1910 • Netherlands -
Filmic registration of the seasons on two square kilometres of the Rotterdam Kop van Zuid district, where you can find all big city contradictions and developments. Old areas with their characteristic inhabitants, old and new, spectacular new buildings in deserted harbour sites.
2KM2 - A Square View
0.0 2008 • Netherlands -
Plastic dromen
0.0 2025 • Netherlands -
Classical performer André Rieu treats his fans to 23 festive tracks with this Christmas release. Rieu celebrates the holiday season with songs including "Jingle Bells," "Slumber my Darling," and "Winter Wonderland."
André Rieu - Christmas Around the World
0.0 2005 • Netherlands -
Vaandeluitreiking aan het regiment Chasse door HM de koningin
0.0 1953 • Netherlands -
A three-screen video installation juxtaposing the Dutch sky, the artist's grandparents' apartment, and the cityscape of Changsha.
Flowers bloom prosperity, Clouds float with time
0.0 2025 • Netherlands -
The debut film by Suzan van Eck explores the transience of friendship through a surreal journey into memory and the subconscious. Drawing from personal experience, the filmmaker reflects on the emotional weight of losing a childhood bond. At age 12, Emma suddenly loses her cherished friendship with Sarah. Throughout her life, she struggles to let go, clinging to memories that gradually shift and fade.
Wrinkles of Her Smile
9.0 2023 • Netherlands -
Lotte Bax analyses a night in which she fell victim to senseless violence. Teaming up with first-time director and sister Fleur and their other sister Sophie, Lotte tries to construct an alternative ending to this night, while discussing the consequences and associated fear. At the same time, astronomer Annelotte Derkink examines a supernova: a cosmic explosion. This way, Lotte and Annelotte both investigate a nocturnal event that leaves deep marks. Can they mould the night to their will?
The Night of Your Life
0.0 2024 • Netherlands -
Short film directed by Robin Peeters.
Tikken
0.0 2007 • Netherlands -
Sigrid Koetse, award-winning actor and grande dame of Dutch theater, lived most of her life in the public eye and was always surrounded by a crowd of admirers. With this short documentary, filmmaker Wytse Koetse shows how his aunt spends her days nowadays, lonely in her Amsterdam home.
Aunt Iki
0.0 2022 • Netherlands -
Teun is 24, perfectly healthy and lives with people with dementia in the closed ward of a nursing home, Why? He is 24, but not all his life - That's why he goes in search of answers for the future..
Human Forever
7.7 2023 • Netherlands -
After gracing earth with a streak of releases that ultimately led to their debut Greatest Hits Vol. 1 album, it is time for the first full live performance of AREA21. Creating live renditions of their songs with a full band, including Martin Garrix on guitar, this 46-minute special will also dive into the true story behind AREA21’s journey here.
AREA21: Live on Planet Earth
2.0 2023 • Netherlands -
The Sunday Child
10.0 1992 • Netherlands -
Short documentary on people who survived the Nazi concentration camps.
Those who returned from the Camps
0.0 1982 • Netherlands -
Wout is a competition cyclist, a mountain climber, and a student at the film academy; Joost is an artist with a substantial track record. This film tells the story of their difficult relationship, seen from the perspective of the younger brother, who is not afraid to dish up a good share of self-mockery. “My brother thinks that once in a lifetime, everyone should take apart an engine block,” we hear him say in the voiceover. Next, we see Wout grapple with a towel and a pile of engine parts, while his older brother irritably lectures him from a distance. When Wout scales the slopes of the Himalayas with his camera, he comes to the point of making an important decision about his life.
My Turn
0.0 2005 • Netherlands -
In this video, we take you behind the scenes of our five Ziggo Dome shows and the days leading up to them. No filter, no script, just plenty of chaos and stress.
Bankzitters: Ziggo Dome 2026 (Mini Docu)
0.0 2026 • Netherlands -
A young man from Sudan creates an open forum where Dutch locals can freely ask him questions, sparking candid conversations that bridge cultural divides.
Ask Me Anything
0.0 2024 • Netherlands -
Jolie is a young woman who strives for a form of perfection that society and herself impose on her. This pressure causes her to develop an anxiety disorder. The fear and chaos in her head take physical form in her house.
Timeo
0.0 2025 • Netherlands -
Short documentary on Belgian artist Piet Bekaert.
Piet Bekaert
0.0 1984 • Netherlands -
Beautiful Amsterdam is a short promotional film from 1927 made by Alex Benno. In addition to the usual tourist images, this film (with English intertitles) also features many shots of the Amstel Hotel, which had commissioned the film. The Amstel Hotel was most likely trying to convince American tourists to book rooms at the hotel when they visited the Olympic Games, which in 1928 were held in Amsterdam.
Beautiful Amsterdam
0.0 1927 • Netherlands -
A bus driver who's responsible for the death of five people tries to get a hold on his life again.
Stockholm
0.0 2012 • Netherlands -
A neglected and talented youngest daughter strives to break free from her utterly dysfunctional and fame-driven family through the television world, which turns out to be even more dystopian than her home situation.
Visland
0.0 2024 • Netherlands -
Mavis Keeves is the daughter of a man who is ruined and dies as a result of reckless speculation, encouraged by Sir Harry Winderbank.
Outlaw
8.0 1916 • Netherlands -
André van Duin's Pretfilm
8.0 1976 • Netherlands -
Eight-year-old Lisa feels something is wrong with her grandma. Is grandma still grandma, or is she someone else? Eerie thriller shows the puzzling world through a child's eyes.
The Hidden Face
9.0 2004 • Netherlands -
Theo Maassen is back. In all its anger, indignation, amazement about so much stupidity and lack of empathy in society, and advocates understanding and reconciliation.
Theo Maassen: Vankwaadtoterger
6.8 2017 • Netherlands -
A homoerotic exploration of the Odyssey mixing black and white, color, and old film clips.
Pink Ulysses
4.4 1990 • Netherlands -
A short animated film that tells the story about two gnomes who flee from a world-drowning flood.
Vivarium
0.0 2024 • Netherlands -
Messiaen's breathtakingly intense opera on the life of St Francis of Assisi stars Rod Gilfry as the charismatic visionary, beguiled by the glory of creation, yet fearful of both its imperfections and its transience. Pierre Audi's thoroughly engaging production for The Netherlands Opera brings out the naive imagery, the grandeur, and above all the vast tenderness of the resplendent score, revealed as a grandiose ritual with the meaning and purpose of life as its central theme. But the real drama of the work takes place in the orchestra. Elevated to stupendous heights by the sublimely inspired Ingo Metzmacher, The Hague Philharmonic and the Chorus of De Nederlandse Opera combine forces with a brilliant cast to produce the finest possible musical pilgrimage.
Saint François d'Assise
0.0 2009 • Netherlands -
Short film in which a group of children get to know the Enge Knijperman (the Grisly Pincher Man) who falls madly in love with the Onderstebovenvrouw (Upside-down Woman). However the 220-Volt-Witch and the Toilet Slave set out to spoil things. Experimental short by Aryan Kaganof, made under his birth name Ian Kerkhof.
The Creepy Pegman and The Upsidedown Woman
0.0 1993 • Netherlands -
Jacky (18) deceives her blind mother(48), claiming she's in the talent class for the Limburg Majorette Contest. Despite lacking all dance skills, she must now work hard to maintain this lie as the contest approaches…
Blin Fiducie
0.0 2024 • Netherlands -
For three years, documentary filmmaker Geertjan Lassche followed the strong-willed farmer Heijmen Brouwer (61) from Leusden, who, slogging through dung and mud and assisted by his 77-year-old half-blind hand Hendrik, steers his shabby farm along the Dutch legislation and rules. Then, on New Year's Eve 2006, farmer Brouwer decides he has had it with his fatherland's control freakery. 'One half of Holland controls the other half. I'm completely fed up.' Brouwer wants to emigrate to France, taking along his livestock (which fits in two huge trucks), Hendrik and his girlfriend.
De boer die zou gaan emigreren
0.0 2008 • Netherlands -
Joop tries to tell his friend Loes that he loves her but is repeatedly interrupted.
Joop
8.5 1969 • Netherlands -
A group of expatriates living in Holland turn to sex, dope and music to augment their daily routines. One comes to resent a couple who becomes part of the exclusive social elite. An American actor muses over his draft notice, and he becomes jealous when a beautiful model he covets takes up with a radical writer.
The Compromise
8.0 1968 • Netherlands -
Lucky Luke - De Premiejager
0.0 1980 • Netherlands -
After debuting in 1983 with Casta Diva, Eric de Kuyper immediately made Naughty Boys in 1984, a film that he himself described as “a sad musical comedy” in which he pays homage to the old musicals and comedies. The film is set in an unspecified time, somewhere between both World Wars in a large English country house. Six gentlemen in dinner jackets try to maintain the atmosphere of a party that has just ended. Naughty Boys was the second film De Kuyper made with friends and students, but here for the first time they were joined by a “professional” actress, Linda Polan.
Naughty Boys
3.3 1984 • Netherlands -
Marta wanted to become a pilot. After an accident, she is paralysed from the waist down. For her birthday she gets an electric wheelchair and a lame boat trip. She wants to end her life on the boat, but her travelling companions keep messing things up. Marta is thwarted by a spastic admirer, a terminal Jehovah’s witness and a paralysed hairdresser in this black comedy full of crap, vomit, sex and impertinent jokes.
Lang zal ze leven
5.0 2011 • Netherlands -
Mondo Garko
0.0 2005 • Netherlands -
Mega Mindy saves the dolphins after a spoiled rich woman steals them to use in her pond.
Mega Mindy: The Dolphin Robbery
5.4 2010 • Netherlands -
In Rotterdam, Baas (Lex Goudsmit) sells a batch of fake diamonds to a gang of international con-men. They pay in dollars: a suitcase full of banknotes is sent on a ship from Rotterdam to Hamburg. The wife of one of the gang members (played by Josephine van Gasteren – sister of director Louis) accompanies it to keep an eye on things. But the ship strands off the island of Terschelling and a race ensues between Baas, the gang, the shipowner and the insurer to get to the ship first and secure the case of money.
The Stranding
0.0 1957 • Netherlands -
Armenia's most beloved weightlifter becomes the country's biggest shame when he comes out as transgender. It cost Mel his fame, his fortune, his family, and even his homeland. Today, under asylum in the Netherlands, his dream of gender transition is finally within reach - but how much must he sacrifice for it?
Mel
0.0 2022 • Netherlands -
Mashed potatoes, new moms, and a man off CraigsList? Conversation around the Thanksgiving table is never easy, especially when you're Eva, a young biracial and bisexual woman with one mission: P. off dad.
De Vloek van Griebelsteijn
6.0 1997 • Netherlands -
A stand-up comedy set by the Dutch comedian Kees van Amstel, recorded live in Toomler in January 2008.
Kees van Amstel: Live in Toomler
0.0 2008 • Netherlands -
Is it the ego, the superego, and the ID killing one another? Is it a series of alters fighting for independence? Or is it all just a weird dream of troubled mind suffering from the human conditioned reshaped as a hare? That is up to the viewer, powerful translator in the experimental, to decide.
I Forgot Myself Backstage
10.0 2025 • Netherlands