A weekend in the life of a bizarre family in the sixties. Their lives will never be the same after it.
Acting
Van Houten's raw, star-making turn at 23.
Direction
Koolhoven's controlled chaos before Bronson fame.
Production
Cramped 60s set design that breathes claustrophobia.
Director
Martin Koolhoven
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Carice van Houten's first film role — she beat 200 other actresses and immediately became Dutch cinema's it-girl.
The film captures a specific Dutch phenomenon: the 'verzuiling' pillar system's suffocating social conformity, here literalized as physical entrapment.
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