A Dutch journalist drinks his way through Amsterdam's café scene — but the hangover is his entire life.
Peter is a young journalist who lives and works in Amsterdam, a city with quite a high density of cafés. Peter has a dynamic personality, perhaps a bit too dynamic for himself and his surroundings. He is unaware of the impact his behavior and drinking habits have on others. This leads to conflicts, even with his loyal girlfriend Nanny and his best friend Harry. Will Peter ultimately choose love and friendship or his addiction?
Acting
Van Heteren's magnetic, exhausting charisma carries every scene.
Production
Amsterdam's café culture as suffocating character, not backdrop.
Director
Willy Breebaart
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Willy Breebaart made only this one feature film before disappearing from cinema — this is his entire legacy.
Released during the Netherlands' late-80s reckoning with alcohol culture; cafés were legally everywhere but emotionally nowhere.
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