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Kracht

Frouke Fokkema / NL, 1990 / 103 min.

Rural drama about a recently widowed young farmer in the province of Limburg who gets into a relationship with a woman from the city. The confrontation between city and countryside leads to tragic misunderstandings. Golden Calf for Best Director.

poster Eye Classics: Kracht (Frouke Fokkema, NL 1990)
Rural drama, partly shot in dialect, about a frustrated artist from the city seeking solace with a recently widowed farmer. To get closer to the farmer, she does her utmost to approximate his departed wife. But her fertile imagination leads her to go too far... Kracht was made in collaboration with theatre company Toneelgroep De Trust.

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Scenes from this movie may cause fearThis movie contains scenes showing explicit sexPersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul language

Director

Frouke Fokkema

Production year

1990

Country

NL

Original title

Kracht

Length

103 min.

Language

Dutch, Limburgish, Limburgan, Limburger

Subtitles

NLD or NONE

Format

35mm

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Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.

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