The Expedition of the Family Fox

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The Expedition of the Family Fox
Directed byBob Wilbers
Written byBob Römer
Nienke Römer
Starring Anna Drijver
Fockeline Ouwerkerk
CinematographyGoof de Kooning
Edited byMichelle Hofman
Music byGuido Heeneman
Release date
  • 11 February 2021 (2021-02-11)
[1]
Running time
71 minutes
CountryNetherlands
Language Dutch
Box office$55,287 [2]

The Expedition of the Family Fox (Dutch : De expeditie van de familie Vos) is a 2021 Dutch family film directed by Bob Wilbers. The film was entirely shot in the Dutch amusement park De Efteling. [3] [4] The film premiered at the Molodist International Film Festival in Kyiv. [5] The film was put on a shortlist of 22 films eligible for the Golden Calves, an award often called the Dutch equivalent of the Oscars. [6]

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Plot

A recently deceased grandfather leaves a scavenger hunt for a young boy to follow.

Reception

Dutch newspaper found De Telegraaf it a shame that the film suffered from the Coronacrisis and therefor didn't get as big of a movie theatre release as it deserved. [7]

CineMagazine rated it 3 stars. [8]

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