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De Grote Zwaen (2015)

| Crime, Thriller | 29 October 2015 (Netherlands)
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In the late 90's Amsterdam-based writer Gerard F. Zwaen becomes entangled in a plot involving a drugs trafficker, a dodgy tax inspector and an internal affairs agent..

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Max Porcelijn

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Max Porcelijn

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Peter van de Witte, Ton Kas, Michiel Romeyn | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Peter van de Witte Peter van de Witte ... Gerard
Ton Kas Ton Kas ... Leon
Michiel Romeyn Michiel Romeyn ... Clyde
Anniek Pheifer ... Lisa
Ruben van der Meer ... Willem
René van 't Hof René van 't Hof ... Kees
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arnoud Bos Arnoud Bos ... Rechercheur Mark
Pieter Bouwman Pieter Bouwman ... Rein
Horace Cohen ... Agent
Steef Cuijpers ... Detective Edgar
Raymonde de Kuyper Raymonde de Kuyper ... Hannah
Lukas Dijkema ... Lex
Eva Duijvestein ... Fransien
Fred Goessens Fred Goessens ... Hans
Kees Hulst Kees Hulst ... Dennis
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It's the late 1990's and Amsterdam-based writer Gerard F. Zwaen (Peter van de Witte) is not having the best of times. He is in the middle of a divorce, his standing as a writer is dwindling, his latest novel 'The Spider...' is not getting the acclaim he feels it deserves and he needs money. But with adversity comes opportunity, or so his accountant tells him. Zwaen's life takes a sudden turn when he stumbles upon an unexpected and horrific scene. The writer seems to see an opportunity in it, though... It's not long before Zwaen starts getting visits from a host of colorful characters. Crooked tax inspector Leon (Ton Kas), drugs trafficker Clyde (Michiel Romeyn) and internal affairs agent Willem (Ruben van der Meer) all seem to suspect him of something. And then there's Zwaen's levelheaded girlfriend Lisa (Anniek Pheifer), an artist, who gets more and more involved in the writer's problems. The consequences of Zwaen's actions appear to lead him from the more worldly, to bigger and ...

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Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

29 October 2015 (Netherlands) See more »

Also Known As:

De Grote G.F. Zwaen See more »

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CTM LEV Pictures, BNN TV, New Amsterdam Film Company See more »
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2.35 : 1
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