| Vipers Nest | |
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| Gooische Vrouwen | |
| Directed by | Will Koopman |
| Written by | Frank Houtappels |
| Story by | Linda de Mol |
| Based on | Gooische Vrouwen |
| Produced by | John de Mol Alex Doff |
| Starring | Linda de Mol Susan Visser Tjitske Reidinga Lies Visschedijk |
| Cinematography | Tom Erisman |
| Edited by | Joseph Derksen |
| Music by | Jeroen Rietbergen |
| Distributed by | Independent Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Budget | €2.5 million |
| Box office | €41.7 million |
Gooische Vrouwen (English title: Vipers Nest) is a 2011 Dutch film. [1] It is based on the television series Gooische Vrouwen . [2] After the creators announced that the fifth season of the series would be the last, [3] they revealed on 7 November 2009 that they were working on a film adaptation. [4] It earned more than 41.7 million Euro in the box office. [5] The sequel Gooische Vrouwen 2 became the best-visited film in the Netherlands in 2014.
The film follows the four main characters from the TV series. Cheryl catches her husband cheating on her, Anouk half-accidentally commits art fraud, Claire leaves her fiancé at the altar, and Roelien fights with her family because of her pro-environment views. To escape from all this, they decide to attend a self-help seminar in a French castle. When this turns out to not help them at all, they then go shopping in Paris. Meanwhile, their husbands' lives become a mess and they miss their wives so much. After a tearful call from Cheryl's husband, the wives decide it's time to come back home.
The soundtrack album was released by EMI. [6]