Jumping (film)

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Jumping
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Directed by Jean-Pierre De Decker
Written by Stijn Coninx
Jean-Pierre De Decker
Starring Herbert Flack  [ nl ]
Release date
  • 6 March 1986 (1986-03-06)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch

Jumping (Dutch : Springen) is a 1986 Belgian comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre De Decker. [1] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [2]

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Plot

In a luxury retirement home, the staff goes to great lengths to fulfill the residents' most bizarre wishes, from an elephant hunt to nuclear war. [3]

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References

  1. "Springen". MovieMeter. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. "Springen (1985)". filmvandaag.nl (in Dutch). 11 November 2023.