A female veterinarian moves to the country side to start her own practice. She encounters a lot a skeptical villagers.
Acting
Monique van de Ven's exasperated charisma carries every scene.
Direction
Mady Saks captures village life with sharp, unsentimental observation.
Director
Mady Saks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during a wave of Dutch cinema exploring women's changing social roles, Iris fits a rare but vital subgenre of professional-woman-proves-herself narratives that rarely crossed to international audiences.
Monique van de Ven was already a major star in the Netherlands after her breakthrough in Paul Verhoeven's Turkish Delight; this role let her trade erotic intensity for stubborn competence.
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