Ik omhels je met 1000 armen (2006)

Rising, rather autobiographical novelist Giph has a hot girlfriend, doctor and model Samarinde. His crude, domineering and progressive mother Ria's suffering an incurable decease in which ... See full summary »

Director:

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Writers:

Ronald Giphart (novel), Ruud Schuurman (screenplay),

Stars:

Tijn Docter, Carice van Houten, Catherine ten Bruggencate

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tijn Docter	...	Giph
Carice van Houten	...	Samarinde
Catherine ten Bruggencate	...	Lotti
Karina Smulders	...	Stef
Maartje Remmers	...	Meija
Halina Reijn	...	Lureen
Tygo Gernandt	...	Egon
Johnny de Mol	...	Thijm
Maaike Neuville	...	Gulpje
Tjebbo Gerritsma	...	Benny
Jaap Spijkers	...	Dimitri
Sylvia Poorta	...	Pietje
Rick Nicolet	...	Livia
Mark Rietman	...	Uitgever
Han Kerkhoffs	...	Herman van Boekel (as Han Kerckhoffs)

Storyline

Rising, rather autobiographical novelist Giph has a hot girlfriend, doctor and model Samarinde. His crude, domineering and progressive mother Ria's suffering an incurable decease in which she suffers from paraplegia. Her inevitably ensuing death is brought forward with euthanasia. Giph is struggling to handle the situation with his mother. Shortly after his mother has passed he away, he decides to join his fun loving friends on La Palma for a holiday. There Samarinde tells her boyfriend she's expecting his baby.

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Plot Keywords:

fall | holiday | euthanasia | adultery | male rear nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

English Dutch

Release Date:

9 March 2006 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

A Thousand Kisses

Box Office

Budget:

€2,500 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

IDTV Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Ik omhels je met duizend armen' (2006)

User Reviews

Interesting book, mediocre movie.

Movies with euthanasia as a subject are the new rage in the movie world. This Dutch movie is an adaptation of Ronald Giphart's book. It is as if the director and writers only took a look at a summary of the book, and decided that they would only follow the storyline, but change everything else. Characters in de movie do not share any resemblance with their book counter-parts. The characters are all very one dimensional and rather uninteresting. Tijn Doctor as Giph is the miscast of the century (already). He never succeeds in getting the attention of the audience, and when you have the biggest part in a movie, that might be a problem. The biggest crime in this movie is the fact that they sugarcoated the rather depressive ending in the book, and they removed almost everything that was funny to read.

The only reason to watch this movie is the fact that this was Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen's last movie.