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My Film Of Rest And Relaxation is an experimental short film inspired on the novel ‘My Year Of Rest And Relaxation’ by Ottessa Moshfegh. The book follows a nameless protagonist who tries to escape the chaos of the world and the people around her by letting herself drift off into the quiet abyss that is sleep. By manipulating a psychiatrist with pretending to suffer from insomnia, she gets a hold of a dangerous amount of sleeping pills so she can sleep for as long and deep as possible. Meanwhile, she has to deal with her job as a gallery girl, resisting the urge to reach out for the man she had an affair with, her supposedly ‘best friend’ who talks about nothing but celebrity and love life drama and the crazy side effects of coffee and melatonin. Finally, her goal is to sleep for an entire year to be reborn in the end.

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A diverse group of animals faces the joys and challenges of living together in the woods in this collection of tales narrated by a wise and witty owl.

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After 50 years the Fabeltjeskrant is back.

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Flikken Rotterdam takes place in Rotterdam, and is after Flikken Maastricht the second Dutch spin-off of the Flemish show Flikken.

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The young banker Sten has taken great risks and made huge losses. When he learns that the bank wants to trial him, his world collapses.

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Three guys, all in their late 30s and early 40s, are going through a divorce. They decide to live together for a while to get through the tough times. As they go through the ups and downs of their shared experience, they start to become really good friends. The show explores the ups and downs of divorce, showing the intense emotions, heated arguments, the weight of loss, the lingering doubts, the responsibilities of parenthood, the financial implications, and the journey of self-discovery while rebuilding their lives.

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In the second half of the 1950s, prosperity slowly began to take hold in the Netherlands, but not for Bob Somers, his father, and four sisters. As the son of a village coal merchant, Bob was destined to take over his father's business. When Bob visits a revue in the city, sparks fly. Not only between him and the glitz and glamour of the revue, but also between Bob and Jeanne, the daughter of the owner of a shop selling modern household appliances. Bob moves to the city and manages to get a job as a stagehand, allowing him to witness the revue performance every day.

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Bernhard, schavuit van Oranje is a Dutch television program depicting the more than only turbulent life of a prince consort. It is a compelling drama concerning a man who tries to be himself, but must survive deep crises, finally to see the real meaning of love. Within the Dutch royal family there is actually no more talked about character than Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. Whether it concerns Greet Hofmans, extramarital affairs, or Lockheed, Prince Bernhard faced a lot of scandals throughout the course of his life. Besides this he was, and is a person, loved by many as a war hero. A man of extremes. In four parts Prince Bernhard tells the tale of his life. Not only through the spyglass, but especially to his grandson's wife, Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, who will be soon the Queen next to Prince Willem-Alexander. In a way, she takes the same position as Prince Bernhard did in his life. In their conversations and discussions it becomes clear how much they are different, but also how much they are the same. For Princess Máxima this is sometimes very confronting. The tale drags us throughout the course of the Prince's life, from Soestdijk, his beloved German Reckenwalde, Berlin, London, Argentina and Canada.

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The older Prince Bernhard tells the story of his exciting life to Princess Máxima. After all, when Prince Willem-Alexander takes the throne, she will be his Queen and take up much the same position as Bernhard did as husband to former Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. His story takes us from Palace Soestdijk to once-German Reckenwalde with the young Bernhard, to Nazi-Berlin, wartime in London, Argentina and Canada and much more. It paints a portrait of the world from the thirties to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Bernhard survived the deepest of crises: accusation of treason by Ian Fleming during the war, corruption in the fifties and seventies, extra-marital daughters and even being the main reason for a dutch governmental crisis.

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This program centers on true stories of children, which are re-enacted by actors. Each story is linked to a Bible verse. Every episode tells a different story.

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Former Amsterdam police detective Floris Wolfs has been transferred to the police department of the south-Dutch country town Maastricht. His metropolitan experience nicely complements the local expertise of his new country colleagues, who know the folks. Slowly he fits in, while solving countless crimes together with his female partner Eva van Dongen.

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Journalist Stella discovers the secrets of the Lotte de Heus Verolmen, the widow of the Dutch nazi-collaborator party NSB-frontman Ewald de Heus Verolmen.

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Gooische Vrouwen is a Dutch comedy-drama series, created by Linda de Mol for her brother John de Mol's TV network Tien in 2005. However, after the show's second season, Tien went bankrupt and Gooische Vrouwen was transferred to RTL4, where it ran for three more seasons until its finale in 2009. After its 42-episode run the show was followed by a theatrically released feature film in 2011. The show chronicles the everyday lives of four female friends living in het Gooi. Gooische Vrouwen has since been sold to Germany, Belgium, France and Serbia.

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Two friends meet again in the autumn of their lives. They have not seen each other for years, but soon find their renewed friendship put to the test when one of them falls ill and the other loses his newfound love.

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Drama about the life of Queen Wilhelmina Focused on pre WW2 and the occupation of The Netherlands

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Rianne and Freek have three adopted children. They have a stable and happy family until the eldest son, Gilles (17), doubts his parents' love and sets off in search of his roots in Belgium. The family atmosphere is disrupted. Freek manages to calm the conflicts by talking, but swallows a lot of feelings. This affects his health. Rianne doesn't know whether she can keep the family together on her own.

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This is the life of Kees Heistee. Kees is married to the charming, good-natured Ben, and together they have two children: their daughter Anne, a nightmare for any mother, and their son Rudie, who has a taste for the morbid. Her best friend and next-door neighbor, Sonja, also plays a major role in her life. Kees tries to teach her family morals and values, but so far, that seems impossible...

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Baantjer is a Dutch television programme which was broadcast by RTL 4 from 6 October 1995 until 1 December 2006 for a total of 123 episodes in 12 seasons. It stars Piet Römer as Jurriaan 'Jurre' de Cock, a police detective, and Victor Reinier as Dick Vledder, his helper. The series is based on the novels of writer A. C. Baantjer. In 1999, RTL 4 broadcast the television film Baantjer, de film: De Cock en de wraak zonder einde because of the tenth anniversary of the network.

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The history of the Polygoon cinema newsreel is the recent history of The Netherlands and beyond, narrated by the distinctive voice of Philip Bloemendal. Using numerous clips, various individuals involved recount their contributions to the newsreels.

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Dutch sitcom, mainly about complacent civil servant Norbert Hogendijk and his somewhat mischievous school-age son Matthijs.

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A female veterinarian moves to the country side to start her own practice. She encounters a lot a skeptical villagers.

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Four-part musical about the life of Dutch actress Fien de la Mar, chronicling her earliest days on stage with her father, her glory days as a stage and movie star and the building her own theatre, up until the tragic end of her life.

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Registration of Herman Heijermans' play, performed by the 'Toneelgroep Theater' company.

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