Name: Grutte Pier
Director: Steven de Jong
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, History
Released: 2022-10-28
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Milan van Weelden, Elske DeWall, Syb van der Ploeg, Jan Arendsz, Cas Jansen

A 7-foot farmer with a magic sword vs. the Dutch elite. Dutch Game of Thrones, but make it Frisian.

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regional underdog energymedieval rage-fantasyfolk hero maximalism

Overview

Fantasy Adventure Drama History

The magical epos of Friesland's biggest hero.

NL fy

Content warning

class warfare and peasant revoltregional identity vs. empiremyth-making and historical legendtrauma-driven radicalization

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Genuine Frisian locations that look accidentally epic.

Acting

Milan van Weelden commits fully to Pier's unhinged intensity.

Best for:Solo·Friends

Heads up:Violence

Director

Steven de Jong

ReleasedOct 28, 2022

Runtime1h 55m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Keystone Benelux

Top Cast

Milan van Weelden

Pier Gerlofs Donia / Grutte Pier

Elske DeWall

Rintsje

Syb van der Ploeg

Lytse Thys

Cas Jansen

Karel van Gelre

Bram van der Vlugt

Graaf Gwijde van Vlaanderen

Lourens van den Akker

Leo de Jong

Maarten van Rossum

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Grutte Pier is basically the Frisian national mascot; this film had to happen or someone was getting pike-d through the chest.

Trivia

The director Steven de Jong is Frisian cinema royalty—he also made the 2000s TV series that made this region briefly cool to Dutch teens.

Grutte Pier - Trailer 2022

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Grutte Pier (2022)