'n beetje verliefd (2006)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Martin Koolhoven

Writer:

Maarten Lebens (writer)

Release Date:

14 December 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Thijs is a ripe-age Dutch tomato grower. His adult daughters plan to have him move in a skyscraper-flat...

Plot Keywords:

Oil Wrestling | Blind Date | Cannabis | Bare Chested Male | Love

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ad van Kempen	...	Thijs
Geert de Jong	...	Jacky
Yes-R	...	Omar
Tjitske Reidinga	...	Aafke
Plien van Bennekom	...	Vonne
Sabri Saad El-Hamus	...	Tarik
Fatma Genç	...	Meral
Sadik Eksi	...	Erhan
Luk D'Heu	...	Jeff
Frieda Pittoors	...	Maria
Gene Bervoets	...	Guy
Helmert Woudenberg	...	Dokter
Yahya Gaier	...	Ab
Sedat Mert	...	Adem
Juliette de Wijn	...	Lady in old age home

Also Known As:

'nBV (Netherlands) (promotional abbreviation)
Beetje verliefd (Netherlands) (alternative spelling)
Een beetje Verliefd (Netherlands) (alternative spelling)
Happy Family (International: English title)
Navel naar de hemel (Netherlands) (working title)

Runtime:

Netherlands:82 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:MG6

Filming Locations:

Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Company:

Waterland Film & TV

Trivia:

Director Martin Koolhoven had already met Dutch rapper 'Yes-r' a year before when he did a casting for his film Het schnitzelparadijs (2005). He saw the talent of the young Morrocan, but thought it was a bit to early for 'Yes-r'. A year later he called him back to give him the lead in his new production.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs De schippers van de Kameleon (2003)

a lively tale of a tomato growers late life love and the hilarious consequences

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

This is a movie which one can sit back and enjoy, providing excellent visuals and fun filled episodes that keep us laughing all the way.

The genius of the director is apparent in the way the story unfolds with clever inputs from he young Omar who acts as a guide to his grandpa in matters that make him hesitate to go ahead, in view of his age and his two daughters disapproving of his need for a new lease of life. The tomatoes add a dimension to many scenes and are a welcome change from usual love stories churned out from Hollywood. Some drama is included in the form of the rebellious grandson but he is lovable and provides enough thread to keep the story together until the end where we await in suspense of what is going to happen. You will not be disappointed if you see the movie which is woven among people of different cultures getting integrated with each other without losing their original identities.