Character (1997)
Karakter
In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
- Date of release
- 1997-04-17
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (123)
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Director
- Mike van Diem
Casting
- Jan Decleir — Dreverhaven
- Fedja van Huêt — Katadreuffe
- Betty Schuurman — Joba
- Tamar van den Dop — Lorna Te George
- Victor Löw — De Gankelaar
- Hans Kesting — Jan Maan
- Lou Landré — Rentenstein
- Bernhard Droog — Stroomkoning
- Frans Vorstman — Inspector de Bree
- Fred Goessens — Schuwagt
- Jasper Gottlieb — Jacob (6 years old)
- Marius Gottlieb — Jacob (6 years old)
Interesting facts
- Based on: Character
- Filmed in: Amsterdam
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 2. Including: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
Character is a 1997 Dutch-language historical drama film directed by Mike van Diem from a script he co-wrote with Laurens Geels and Ruud van Megen. It is based on the 1938 Dutch best-selling novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards. The film stars Fedja van Huêt, Jan Decleir, and Betty Schuurman.
Production
Principal photography began in Rotterdam on 30 May 1996. Most scenes of the film were shot in Wrocław, Poland.
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