The Northerners (1992)
De noorderlingen (original title)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jack Wouterse	...	Jacob
	Annet Malherbe	...	Martha
	Rudolf Lucieer	...	Anton
	Loes Wouterson	...	Elisabeth
	Leonard Lucieer	...	Thomas
	Alex van Warmerdam	...	Plagge
	Veerle Dobbelaere	...	Agnes
	Dary Some	...	Black Man
	Theo van Gogh	...	Fat Willy
	Jacques Commandeur	...	Teacher
	Loes Luca	...	Fat Willy's Mother
	Leny Breederveld	...	Neighbour
	Olga Zuiderhoek	...	Neighbour
	Cecile Heuer	...	Neighbour
	Annemarie Blom	...	Neighbour

Storyline

A surreal black comedy set in a decrepit 1960's housing development. When his mother is drawn into sainthood and the resulting frustrations of his father become too difficult to manage, Thomas, a young boy, becomes obsessed with events on the broadcast news. The liberation of the Belgian Congo is taking place and Thomas becomes Lumumba, one of the contenders as the Congo's new leader. He is encouraged in this escapism by Plagge, the postman who reads all the mail and knows all of the bizzarre and intimate secrets of the eccentric inhabitants of the estate. Written by Michele Wilkinson, University of Cambridge Language Centre  

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