''De Flat'' is a 1994 Dutch

mystery film A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...

directed by

Ben Verbong Ben Verbong (born 2 July 1949) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He has directed 18 films since 1981. His debut film ''The Girl with the Red Hair (film), The Girl with the Red Hair'' was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film F ...

Plot

Roos Hartman is a young doctor who lives with her son in a large apartment complex. When a fellow tenant is brutally murdered, the police and Hartman's friends suspect her mysterious neighbour, Eric Coenen. As she becomes romantically involved with Coenen, she doubts he would commit such a crime, but soon she begins to investigate the case further and discovers some startling facts relating to his involvement.

Cast

Renée Soutendijk Renette Pauline Soutendijk (born 21 May 1957), known professionally as Renée Soutendijk (), is a Dutch actress. A gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late 1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's fi ...

as Roos Hartman *

Victor Löw Victor Löw (born 25 August 1962 in Amsterdam; originally ''Victor Löwenstein''), is a Dutch people, Dutch actor. Victor Löw studied at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp. He played his first small part in The Northerners. After that he playe ...

as Eric Coenen * Hans Hoes as Jacques Posthuma * Jaimy Siebel as Davy * Mirjam de Rooij as Lidy van Oosterom * Leslie de Gruyter as Hennie van Oosterom * Guy Sonnen as Cees den Boer * Huib Rooymans as Erwin Nijkamp * Miguel Stigter as Marcel van der Kooy * Jacques Commandeur as Charles Uffingh * Maud Hempel as Nel van Lier *

Ann Hasekamp Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie and Ana. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in t ...

as Mrs. Veenstra * Peter Smits as Officer * Jaap Maarleveld as Carel Wijnsma

Release

The film opened on 35 screens in the Netherlands and grossed 91,053

guilders Guilder is the English translation of the Dutch and German ''gulden'', originally shortened from Middle High German ''guldin pfenninc'' (" gold penny"). This was the term that became current in the southern and western parts of the Holy Rom ...

($48,176) in its opening four day weekend, finishing in eighth place at the Netherlands box office.

References

External links

* 1994 films 1990s mystery films Dutch thriller films 1990s Dutch-language films Films directed by Ben Verbong Films shot in the Netherlands Meteor Film films PolyGram Filmed Entertainment films {{mystery-film-stub