Jackie (2012 film)

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Jackie
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Directed by Antoinette Beumer
Written byMarnie Blok
Karin van Holst Pellekaan
Produced by Hans de Weers
Ronald van Wechem
Starring Carice van Houten
Jelka van Houten
Holly Hunter
CinematographyDanny Elsen
Edited by Marc Bechtold
Music by Melcher Meirmans
Merlijn Snitker
Chrisnanne Wiegel
Distributed byStarway Film Distribution (Belgium)
Benelux Film Distributors (Netherlands)
Release date
  • 10 May 2012 (2012-05-10)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguagesDutch and English

Jackie is a 2012 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer, from an idea by Marnie Block and Karen van Holst Pellekaan. The leading roles are played by Carice van Houten, her real-life sister Jelka van Houten and Academy Award winner Holly Hunter. [1] [2]

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Plot

Sofie (Carice van Houten) and Daan (Jelka van Houten) are twin sisters who were raised by two fathers (Paul Hoes and Jaap Spijkers). When they get a phone call from America that their biological mother, Jackie (Holly Hunter) is in a hospital with a complicated leg fracture awaiting transfer to a rehabilitation center, the two end up in an adventure where everything they believed in is called into question. This results in an unforgettable journey to New Mexico with the strange and inappropriate Jackie where the lives of the two sisters will change forever.

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References

  1. LaVallee, Eric (September 7, 2012). "The Surrogate: Beumer's Road-Trip Drama Breaks Down All Along the Way". Ion Cinema.
  2. Zagt, Ab (November 10, 2011). "Holly Hunter Joins Cast of Dutch Film 'Jackie'". The Hollywood Reporter.