Becoming Mona | |
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Directed by | Sabine Lubbe Bakker Niels van Koevorden |
Written by | Sabine Lubbe Bakker Niels van Koevorden |
Produced by | Jeroen Bekker Sabine Veenendaal |
Starring | Wine Dierickx Valentijn Dhaenens |
Cinematography | Niels van Koevorden |
Edited by | Lot Rossmark |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Countries | Belgium Netherlands |
Language | Dutch |
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