Grimm (2003)

One winter's day Jacob and his sister Marie are left behind in the woods by their unemployed father. In his coat Jacob finds a note from his mother urging them to go to their uncle in Spain... See full summary »

Director:

Alex van Warmerdam

Writers:

Otakar Votocek (contributing writer), Alex van Warmerdam

Stars:

Teresa Berganza, Johan Leysen, Halina Reijn

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Teresa Berganza	...	Mother (as Maria Teresa Berganza)
Johan Leysen	...	Father
Halina Reijn	...	Maria
Jacob Derwig	...	Jacob
Frank Lammers	...	Farmer
Annet Malherbe	...	Farmer's wife
Jaap Spijkers	...	Horewhopper
Laura Cepeda	...	Dolores
Lola Peno	...	Woman on balcony
Fernando Moraleda	...	Man on balcony
Ulises Dumont	...	Luis
Carmelo Gómez	...	Diego
Peggy Sandaal	...	Sofia
Elvira Mínguez	...	Teresa
Henri Garcin	...	Don Felipe

Storyline

One winter's day Jacob and his sister Marie are left behind in the woods by their unemployed father. In his coat Jacob finds a note from his mother urging them to go to their uncle in Spain. They arrive in Spain only to find that their uncle has died. Marie meets Diego, a rich surgeon, and falls in love with him. Diego lives with his domineering sister Teresa. Marie marries Diego. Jacob keeps jealously trying to tear his sister away from Diego. His efforts are in vain and Jacob starts to provoke Diego. It soon becomes clear that Jacob's defiance won't go unpunished...

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Plot Keywords:

female rapist | female sex abuser | male rape victim | raped man | female rapes a male | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Horror | Mystery

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Alex van Warmerdam hated the original cut of the film that was edited by Stefan Kamp, and has since excluded it from every retrospective and DVD box-set of his collected works. As an experiment, he started to re-edit a few scenes on video with Job ter Burg, his regular editor since De laatste dagen van Emma Blank (2009). The result was so satisfying that they secured time and budget to re-edit the entire movie over a period of four years. The new version was released at the 2019 Dutch Film Festival, and received a new theatrical run. Van Warmerdam has been quoted as saying that viewers should throw the old cut of the film in the trashcan.

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Alternate Versions

2019 Re-Edit

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Connections

Referenced in Het glazen huis: Zelfbeheersing (2004)

User Reviews

Grimm is amazing

I think this movie is unconventional and offbeat. I really liked it. I have seen it twice so far. It is also displays how one can go through hardships, bad luck. And yet keep going without disappointment and frustration. Both the characters though inspired from Hansel and Gretel are quite original. Movie is scripted very well. It starts with a small village in Netherlands bringing them to various places changing their lives drastically. Moral of the story is : Face it and handle it without complains!

Grimm Rocks!

I think this movie is unconventional and offbeat. I really liked it. I have seen it twice so far. It is also displays how one can go through hardships, bad luck. And yet keep going without disappointment and frustration. Both the characters though inspired from Hansel and Gretel are quite original. Movie is scripted very well. It starts with a small village in Netherlands bringing them to various places changing their lives drastically. Moral of the story is : Face it and handle it without complains!

Grimm Rocks!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch Spanish

Release Date:

4 December 2003 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Grimm re-edit

Filming Locations:

Almería, Andalucía, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

$3,700,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$240,632

Company Credits

Production Co:

Graniet Film BV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 112 min 90 min (2019 Re-Edit)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1