An enigmatic vagrant cons himself into the home life of an arrogant upper-class family, turning their lives into a psychological nightmare in the process.
Acting
Jan Bijvoet's hypnotic, unreadable stillness as Borgman
Direction
van Warmerdam's deadpan surrealism, no explanations given
Practical Effects
Underground bunker sets that feel genuinely lived-in
Director
Alex van Warmerdam
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alex van Warmerdam cast himself as the accomplice Ludwig and deliberately gave himself the most humiliating scenes.
The film reimagures Dutch folklore about underground 'witte wieven' spirits who infiltrate households, but strips away all supernatural explanation.
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