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Love is the Word

Original title: Hemel op Aarde
  • 2013
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
624
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Ella-June Henrard and Bram van Schie in Love is the Word (2013)
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Love is the Word is a moving, romantic and funny coming-of-age drama about the magic of first love and the misery of first lost, set in 1978: the year 'Grease' hit the big screen.Love is the Word is a moving, romantic and funny coming-of-age drama about the magic of first love and the misery of first lost, set in 1978: the year 'Grease' hit the big screen.Love is the Word is a moving, romantic and funny coming-of-age drama about the magic of first love and the misery of first lost, set in 1978: the year 'Grease' hit the big screen.

  • Director
    • Pieter Kuijpers
  • Writer
    • Edward Stelder
  • Stars
    • Huub Stapel
    • Ella-June Henrard
    • Lies Visschedijk
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    624
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pieter Kuijpers
    • Writer
      • Edward Stelder
    • Stars
      • Huub Stapel
      • Ella-June Henrard
      • Lies Visschedijk
    • 3User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Huub Stapel
    Huub Stapel
    • Pastoor
    Ella-June Henrard
    • Moniek Verheije
    Lies Visschedijk
    Lies Visschedijk
    • Moeder
    Jeroen van Koningsbrugge
    Jeroen van Koningsbrugge
    • Vader
    Filip Peeters
    Filip Peeters
    • Gerard Verheije
    Veerle Dobbelaere
    Veerle Dobbelaere
    • Elsa Verheije
    Allard Geerlings
    • Duitse politieagent
    Aaron Roggeman
    • Peter Verheije
    Leigh Oudman
    • Communicantje
    Michel Sluysmans
    Michel Sluysmans
    • Agent Jaap
    Mark Kleuskens
    • Duitse douane
    Bram van Schie
    • Bart Geraedts
    • Director
      • Pieter Kuijpers
    • Writer
      • Edward Stelder
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      Though the movie is set in 1979, The video rental store shows House II: The Second Story (1987) on the shelves which was released almost a decade later.
    • Connections
      Referenced in RTL Late Night: Episode #1.79 (2013)

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    7/10
    Nice but predictable
    This movie is about my youth. Having lived in the same area, being of the same age as Bart and also experiencing the catholic influences everything in the film is recognizable. This makes the film a joy to watch, especially because of the very accurate portrait of the seventies and the acting. However, the movie is on the sentimental side and above all highly predictable. Virtually every cliché possible has been used.

    For that reason only a 7 for this nostalgic movie although it brought back a lot of memories.

    PS Even in the Netherlands this film is subtitled because of the regional dialect used by almost all players.
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    • Release date
      • December 19, 2013 (Belgium)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • Belgium
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Masum aşk
    • Filming locations
      • Sint Odiliënberg, Limburg, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • Pupkin Film
      • Caviar Films
      • Red Herring
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $343,477
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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