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Life as It Should Be

Original title: Alles is zoals het zou moeten zijn
  • 2020
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
826
YOUR RATING
Elijah van Trikt and Barbara Sloesen in Life as It Should Be (2020)
Trailer Alles Is Zoals Het Zou Moeten Zijn / Life As It Should Be (2020)
ENG titles, ENG subs, INT music version, Dutch dialogue
Play trailer2:42
1 Video
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ComedyDrama

Immediately after the birth of their first child, Iris' partner Pieter confesses that he never wanted the child, has been having an affair for a year, and will soon be leaving for Africa wit... Read allImmediately after the birth of their first child, Iris' partner Pieter confesses that he never wanted the child, has been having an affair for a year, and will soon be leaving for Africa with his new love.Immediately after the birth of their first child, Iris' partner Pieter confesses that he never wanted the child, has been having an affair for a year, and will soon be leaving for Africa with his new love.

  • Director
    • Ruud Schuurman
  • Writers
    • Anna Pauwels
    • Daphne Deckers
  • Stars
    • Barbara Sloesen
    • Jan Kooijman
    • Jelle de Jong
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    826
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ruud Schuurman
    • Writers
      • Anna Pauwels
      • Daphne Deckers
    • Stars
      • Barbara Sloesen
      • Jan Kooijman
      • Jelle de Jong
    • 5User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Trailer 2:42
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    Daphne Deckers, Barbara Sloesen, and Jan Kooijman in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Barbara Sloesen and Sanne Langelaar in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Barbara Sloesen in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Jan Kooijman in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Renée Fokker and Barbara Sloesen in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Barbara Sloesen in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Jelle de Jong in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Barbara Sloesen and Sanne Langelaar in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Barbara Sloesen and Sanne Langelaar in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Barbara Sloesen in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Daphne Deckers and Jan Kooijman in Life as It Should Be (2020)
    Patrick Stoof and Holly Mae Brood in Life as It Should Be (2020)

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    Barbara Sloesen
    Barbara Sloesen
    • Iris
    Jan Kooijman
    Jan Kooijman
    • Douwe
    Jelle de Jong
    Jelle de Jong
    • Pieter
    Sanne Langelaar
    Sanne Langelaar
    • Babette
    Julia Akkermans
    Julia Akkermans
    • Cassandra
    Renée Fokker
    Renée Fokker
    • Marjan
    Tom Van Landuyt
    • Bart
    Patrick Stoof
    • Ewart
    Bram Van der Heijden
    • Peter Paul
    Meral Polat
    • Dokter Kurtoglu
    Holly Mae Brood
    • Claudia
    Rosa Reuten
    • Karin
    Victoria Koblenko
    Victoria Koblenko
    • Danielle
    Allard Geerlings
    • Barry
    Edward Stelder
    • Dokter
    Tusem Sarikaya
    • Ella
    Margo Dames
    • Mevrouw van Kralingen
    Peter Blok
    Peter Blok
    • Meneer van Kralingen
    • Director
      • Ruud Schuurman
    • Writers
      • Anna Pauwels
      • Daphne Deckers
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    • Trivia
      Daphne Deckers, who wrote the novel on which this movie is based, has a cameo as herself during the party scene, and her daughter Emma Deckers plays the girl who gives Iris a spray tan.
    • Connections
      Followed by Alles is nog steeds zoals het zou moeten zijn (2023)

    User reviews5

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    1/10
    Horrible
    Horrible movie, don't waste your time. Terrible acting. Leading character is not relatable and makes stupid decisions based on nothing.
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    • evavanmerrienboer
    • Mar 28, 2021

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 6, 2020 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Декретный отрыв
    • Production companies
      • TDMP
      • Interstellar Pictures
      • A Private View
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,870,736
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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