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29 October 1981 (Netherlands) more
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A bored company owner decides to find out what it is like to be one of his workers. During his "transformation"... more | add synopsis
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Rijk de Gooyer ... Semijns Roggeveen / Arie Snoek
Monique van de Ven ... Jenny Vreugdehil
Geert de Jong ... Mirabelle
Dolf de Vries ... John
Hannah de Leeuwe ... Suikerspin
Leen Jongewaard ... Jenny's vader
Olga Zuiderhoek ... Jenny's moeder
Johan Ooms ... Maharisji
Max Croiset ... President-commissaris
Gees Linnebank ... Peters
Marina de Graaf ... Marga
Huib Broos ... Botenbouwer
Dorine van der Klei ... Doortje
Hein Boele ... Frits
Jerome Reehuis ... Huib
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Good fun is timeless, 24 January 2008
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Author: vitachiel from Netherlands

Very funny and very Dutch movie with an interesting idea: boss of large construction company goes undercover as a fork-lift truck driver to see what goes on at the bottom of his company. Initially, he takes this step as a reaction to being bored with his phony upper class environment and his dulled upper class wife and kids. After a short while, he feels the urge to take action because of the bad working environment of the labourers (instigated by his crush on the canteen girl). It all ends with Snoek (his alter ego) challenging Roggeveen (him as boss) for a shooting duel.

De Gooyer is perfect in his double role as posh manager/coarse labourer. Although the acting seems a bit clumsily at times, this doesn't do harm to the characters credibility. Hell, this movie isn't meant to be credible, it's just plain fun. It ridicules everyone: upper class, lower class, communists, capitalists, women, men, no exceptions. The scene where Snoek meets his father in-law (Leen Jongewaard) is classic. I wonder whether non-Dutch speakers will apprehend the feel and irony of the comedy in this movie, for me as a Dutchie it was definitely a real treat!

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