The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time

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Nynke
Directed by Pieter Verhoeff
Written byPieter Verhoeff
Produced by Hans de Weers
Hans de Wolf
Starring Monic Hendrickx
Music by Cees Bijlstra
Release date
  • 6 September 2001 (2001-09-06)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryThe Netherlands
Languages Frisian, Dutch

The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (West Frisian title: Nynke) is a 2001 Dutch drama history film in the West Frisian language. It is a costume drama film about the life of Nienke van Hichtum and Dutch socialist and politician Pieter Jelles Troelstra. It is written and directed by Pieter Verhoeff. [1] [2]

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The film received a Golden Film (75,000 visitors) and Platinum Film in 2001. It also won two Golden Calves. [3] It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 74th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot

The film follows the life of Nynke from the time she first met Troelstra until their divorce.

Cast

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References

  1. "Filmoverzicht".
  2. "Nynke - VPRO Cinema".
  3. "Nynke | KeyFilm".