Broos (film)

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Broos
Directed by Mijke de Jong
Written byMijke de Jong, Jolein Laarman
Release date
  • 18 September 1997 (1997-09-18)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Language Dutch

Broos (Frail) is a 1997 Dutch film directed by Mijke de Jong. It is based on a play, in which five sisters meet up to record a message for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary. [1] The film was shot on location in 14 days with backing from the Netherlands Film Fund. [2]

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All five actresses won the Golden Calf for Best Actress [3] Cinemagazine saw Broos as a "fine prologue" to de Jong's 2014 film Brozer (Frailer). [4]

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References

  1. "Broos - vpro cinema". VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. Jeanson, Kiki (7 October 2010). "Mijke de Jong: Acteurs moeten vrijheid hebben". Filmkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. "Beste Actrice ⋆ Nederlands Film Festival". Nederlands Film Festival (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. Los, Wouter. "Broos (1997) recensie". cinemagazine.nl. Retrieved 14 April 2020.