Simon (2004 film)

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Simon
Film poster Simon.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eddy Terstall
Written byEddy Terstall
Produced byImko Nieuwenhuijs
Starring Cees Geel
Marcel Hensema
CinematographyWillem Nagtglas
Edited byBen Isaacs
Production
companies
Spaghetti Film
VPRO
Distributed by A-Film Distribution
Release date
  • 30 September 2004 (2004-09-30)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
Box office$1,107,774 [1]

Simon is a 2004 Dutch drama film written and directed by Eddy Terstall. The story is about two male friends, one heterosexual and one gay. Same sex marriage and euthanasia are prominent themes of the film. The film has won three Golden Calves, for Best Actor (Cees Geel), Best Director (Eddy Terstall) and Best Feature Film, as well as the Audience Award (Eddy Terstall) of the Netherlands Film Festival. [2] It was also the Dutch entry for the Oscars in 2005, but it was not nominated. [3]

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Plot

One of the characters is Camiel, a gay dentist who marries his lover and the other is Simon (Cees Geel), a heterosexual drugs dealer and lady magnet. They become close friends in the late 1980s, but Camiel does something that interrupts their friendship.

After fourteen years Camiel and Simon meet again, but Simon is now terminally ill with cancer.

Simon has a daughter, Joy (Nadja Hüpscher) and a son, Nelson (Stijn Koomen). They develop a friendship with Camiel and his husband and after Simon's death Camiel adopts them.

Cast

Reception

Simon received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 67% based on reviews from 6 critics, and an average rating of 5.7/10. [3] On Metacritic it has a score of 59 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [4]

Jay Weissberg of Variety wrote: "Slick packaging and easy ensemble-playing can't mask hoary 'gather round, I'm dying' formula." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Simon (2004)". Box Office Mojo . IMDb . Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Simon". Netherlands Film Festival . Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Simon (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Simon". Metacritic . Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (18 February 2005). "Simon". Variety .
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