''Father's Affair'' () is a 2003

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directed by

Maarten Treurniet Maarten Treurniet (born 21 January 1959) is a Dutch film director. Biography Treurniet was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He moved to Dwingeloo in 1959 and went to High school in Assen from 1971 until 1977. After high school he returned to ...

, written by

Kees van Beijnum Kees van Beijnum (born 21 March 1954 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch writer. He grew up in Amsterdam, where his mother had a bar near the Zeedijk. Before he became a writer, he was a journalist. He made his debut as a novelist in 1991 with ''Over het IJ' ...

and starring

Peter Paul Muller Peter Paul Muller (born 30 May 1965) is a Dutch actor and voice actor. In 2017, Muller won the Golden Calf for Best Actor award for his role as South African lawyer Bram Fischer in the film ''Bram Fischer''. Career Television Muller made h ...

Carice van Houten Carice Anouk van Houten (; born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch actress. Her first leading role in the television film '' Suzy Q'' (1999) won her the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama; two years later, she won the Golden Calf for ...

and

Halina Reijn Halina Reijn (; born 10 November 1975) is a Dutch actress, writer and film director. Early life and education Halina Reijn was born on 10 November 1975 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Fleur ten Kate and Frank Volkert Reijn (1931–1986). Reijn's ...

. based on the book of the same name by Karel Glastra van Loon. It received a

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award for 100,000 visitors and a

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award for Best Sound.

Plot

Armin wants a child with his new girlfriend, although he already has a 13-year-old son Bo, but that is from his previous relationship with his deceased girlfriend Monika. After research it turns out that Armin is infertile and has always been that way. Armin is stunned and takes his son and girlfriend Ellen with him in his emotions. Now that he knows that Bo is not his son, he goes looking for the biological father, the story takes a huge turn. Armin suspects every man who has been in Monika's life, and he must and will get the answers. In the end it turns out that Armin's father is also Bo's father...

Cast

as Armin Minderhout *

as Monika *

as Ellen *

Jan Decleir Jan Decleir (born as ''Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir'' on 14 February 1946) is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp. Career He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers's ''Mira'' (1971). Since then, he has appeared in ...

as Huib Minderhout * Dai Carter as Bo *

Frank Lammers Frank Lammers (born 10 April 1972) is a Dutch television and film actor. In 2006, he won a "Best Actor" Golden Calf (award), Golden Calf for his work in ''Nachtrit''. Winner of the National News Quiz 2009 in the Netherlands. Notable for his role ...

as Dees *

Gijs Scholten van Aschat Gijs Scholten van Aschat (born 16 September 1959) is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since 1980. He is the father of Reinout Scholten van Aschat. Selected filmography References External links * Gijs Scholten ...

as doctor Terlinden *

Jeroen Willems Jeroen Willems (; 15 November 1962 – 3 December 2012) was a Dutch Golden Calf and Louis d'Or winning film, TV, and stage actor and singer. Early life Willems was born on 15 November 1962 in Maastricht, the third child of a drama teacher and a ...

as Robbert Hubeek * André Arend van Noord as Niko Neerinckx *

Tjitske Reidinga Tjitske Jacoba Reidinga (born 20 February 1972) is a Dutch actress and comedian. Reidinga began her career on stage and acted in numerous plays. She won a Colombina award for her role in ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' in 2002. She made her ...

as Anke Neerinckx

References

External links

* 2003 films 2003 drama films 2000s Dutch-language films Dutch drama films Universal Pictures films Independent Films (company) films {{2000s-drama-film-stub