Yihaa, The Dutch Film Festival (NFF) is in less than a month! On the 27th of September until the 5th of October, Utrecht will be a playground for movie lovers (like us). During that time you have the option to see movies, documentaries, and talks by actors, producers, and writers. Out of a wide selection we selected 7 of our favorites, among them 3 that are free of charge.
Summary
- Instinct (27 September): Carice van Houten plays a psychiatrist who falls in love with a charming psychopath in this psychological thriller.
- Kapsalon Romy (29 September): A 10-yo realizes grandma is not only caring for her but also vice versa. A movie for everyone aged 8 – 88 about dealing with Alzheimer’s and the loving relationship between a grandma and granddaughter.
- Free – De Libi (30 September): a coming of age movie with three 17-year-old boys from Amsterdam.
- Mooie Alexander (1 October) is a moving and poetic short movie (12 minutes) about inner struggle, passion and the search for expression of a boy who is starting to discover his sexuality.
- Free – Ring of Dreams (1 October): fantasy and reality meet in this documentary. Ring of Dreams tells the story of fighting for your dreams against the backdrop of our boring daily lives.
- Free – De Dirigent (2 October): Movie based on the life of the first woman ever who conducted large symphony orchestras.
- De belofte van Pisa (5 October): While prejudice, the lure of crime and his family’s ignorance keep dogging Sam, a coming-of-age story unfolds full of drama, humor, love, and music.
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Instinct
27 September – 21:30 or 22:00 – Instinct (Movie)
Ticket price: € 13
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Instinct officially opens the Dutch Film Festival. In this thriller, Carice van Houten (Game of Thrones) plays Nicoline, a psychiatrist. Trapped in a confusing relationship with her mother and her fascination with a sex offender, her desires push her in a dangerous direction. The charming psychopath is about to go on his first unaccompanied probation, but Nicoline is skeptical. In this psychological thriller, the trial of strength gives her more pleasure than she dares to admit. Directing debut of Halina Reijn.
Janskerk Utrecht: one of the most original cinema’s in the Netherlands
I love everything about visiting a church: the high ceilings, stained glass, cleverly done paintings and the smell of incense… during the Dutch Film Festival (Nederlands Film Festival) the Janskerk is extra magical. In this church, NFF together with Centrum Management Utrecht screens 3 movies. Everyone is welcome and you’ll enjoy these screenplays for free:
De Libi
30 September – 20:30 – De Libi (Movie)
Ticket price: free
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Bilal, Gregg and Kevin, three seventeen-year-old boys from an Amsterdam suburb, cannot wait for real life to begin. After their final examinations, they will fly! On one of the countless boring school days, a group of girls challenges them to meet them at the famous nightclub Jimmy Woo that night, so they go all out to get access to the club. Shady El-Hamus’ feature debut is an energetic road trip full of humor and boundless optimism. The film title is street lingo for ‘the life’.
Ring of Dreams
1 October – 20:30 – Documentary
Ticket price: free
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In a world where fantasy and reality meet, Tengkwa trains a new generation of show wrestler superheroes. With a small chance of fame and glory and little money to make their dream come true, only die-hards succeed. Ring of Dreams tells the story of fighting for your dreams against the backdrop of our boring daily lives.
De dirigent
2 October – 20:30 – Movie
Ticket price: free
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The United States, 1926. The now 24-year-old Dutch Antonia Brico emigrated stateside as a child with her parents. There, her ambition to become a conductor is not taken seriously by anyone. Via her native country and the famous conductor Willem Mengelberg, she ends up in Berlin. In this city, it turns out a woman stands a better chance of reaching the concert stage. But just when her star is rising, the love of her life puts Antonia on the spot. Based on the life of the first woman ever who conducted large symphony orchestras.
Kinepolis Jaarbeurs Utrecht
De belofte van Pisa
5 October – 20:00 – Movie
Ticket price: € 13
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Sam Zafar – Samir for his family – manages to make it to the elitist music high school in Amsterdam Zuid is. His elder brother – who has already left the straight and narrow path – makes him promise something: Sam must exploit his talents and pass the final exams, as an exception in his family. While prejudice, the lure of crime and his family’s ignorance keep dogging Sam, a coming-of-age story unfolds full of drama, humor, love, and music. Based on Mano Bouzamour’s autobiographical novel.
Mooie Alexander
1 October – 19:00 – Short Movie
Ticket price: € 13
Marc Wagenaar’s debut is an almost dialogue-less, poetic impression of an insecure teenager’s dilemma. Alexander spends his first holiday alone in an old beach cabin. Longing for affection, but searching for his identity, he stays inside. From the cabin, he watches the people on the beach. On a diving board, in the middle of the sand, he spots someone who is making some dance moves. Hesitant at first, but increasingly uninhibited, Alexander mimics him, which yields a cautious dance duet at a safe distance. Will he dare to make the next move?
Stadsschouwburg
29 September – 15:00 – Kapsalon Romy
Ticket price: € 13
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Ten-year-old Romy dislikes the fact she has to go to her child-sitting grandma Stine every day, who works as a hairdresser and suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. When she confides in her granddaughter and tells her about her growing forgetfulness and fogginess, Romy realizes grandma is not only caring for her but also vice versa.
Must watch for children and adults alike (suitable from 8 – 88 years old)
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