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Sacha Polak’s debut feature is a frank and explicit look at carnal desire that is told from a distinctly female perspective. She paints an erotically charged portrait of a woman whose casual sexual encounters mask a loneliness and a craving for intimacy. Hemel (Hannah Hoekstra) is a young woman who drifts through a series of anonymous one-night stands and seems only close to her father. When he finds himself a girlfriend, Hemel’s jealousy puts her on the emotional edge. An emotionally and physically raw study of sexuality that is nothing less than mesmerizing.
Original Release
02/12/2012
US Release
03/23/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hannah Hoekstra | Hemel / daughter |
Hans Dagelet | Gijs / father |
Mark Rietman | Douwe / Gijs' girlfriend |
Barbara Sarafian | Brechtje / Douwe's wife |
Rifka Lodeizen | Sophie / auctioneer |
Eva Duijvestein | Emma / Gijs' ex-girlfriend |
Ward Weemhoff | Joris / Hemel's lover |
Ali Ben Horsting | Jimmy / Hemel's raper |
Abdullah el Baoudi | Scooter guy |
Elske Rotteveel | Annabelle / Teun's girlfriend |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hannah Hoekstra | Hemel / daughter |
Hans Dagelet | Gijs / father |
Mark Rietman | Douwe / Gijs' girlfriend |
Barbara Sarafian | Brechtje / Douwe's wife |
Rifka Lodeizen | Sophie / auctioneer |
Eva Duijvestein | Emma / Gijs' ex-girlfriend |
Ward Weemhoff | Joris / Hemel's lover |
Ali Ben Horsting | Jimmy / Hemel's raper |
Abdullah el Baoudi | Scooter guy |
Elske Rotteveel | Annabelle / Teun's girlfriend |
Ferry Asselbergs | Party Guest |
Erwin Bozzolini | Dancer |
Michael Stanley | Teun / Hemel's step-brother |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Poto Balbontin | Producer |
Ilse Ronteltap | Producer |
Jon Gadshy | Producer |