Floris

Floris (2004)

This adventurous feature film is a sequel to Paul Verhoeven's legendary youth series from 1969. In this modern film version - the Middle Ages are more imaginative and larded with anachronistic jokes - the story revolves around Floris (grandson of Rutger Hauer's character from the series), a peace-loving bloke whose father despises him because he refuses to carry on the family tradition of stout-hearted knights defending freedom: Floris is an actor. To prove to his father that he can still be a hero, he helps him search for a missing sacred relic with special powers. This is the last hope for the Duke of Burgundy, his father's boss, to eliminate the mean Duchess of Gelre. Along with his oriental girlfriend Pi, Floris goes through some perilous moments when he enters into battle with the duchess and her stooges Van Rossum jr., Kleine Pier jr. and Sergeant jr..

Date of release
2004-12-16
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Adventure, Family
Director
Jean van de Velde

Casting

Interesting facts

Floris is a 2004 Dutch medieval action family film directed by Jean van de Velde and starring Michiel Huisman as the grandson of the original Floris from the 1969 TV series. The new side-kick is "Pi", played by popstar Birgit Schuurman. Some of the 1969 footage with Rutger Hauer and Jos Bergman is included in the film. Originally Hauer was asked to play the father of young Floris, but he declined. The film was shot in 2003.

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