De Pijnbank

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De Pijnbank
De Pijnbank Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Theo van Gogh
Written by Justus van Oel
Produced byHans Pos
Music byRainer Hensel
Production
company
Shooting Star Filmcompany
Distributed byShooting Star Filmdistribution
Release date
  • 10 September 1998 (1998-09-10)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Language Dutch

De Pijnbank is a 1998 Dutch drama film directed by Theo van Gogh. The screenplay was written by cabaret artist Justus van Oel, based on a play he wrote with the same title. [1] [2] The story is set in a bank that has recently merged, where two bank employees are played against each other by their manager, and a bank customer played by Paul de Leeuw wants to exact revenge for how he was treated during a past bankruptcy. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "De pijnbank". NFF Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 van Tilborg, Renson (7 January 2011). "DE PIJNBANK – Martelen voor geld". Filmkrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 August 2024.