''Kauwboy'' is a 2012 Dutch
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Boudewijn Koole
Boudewijn Koole (born 1965) is a Dutch film director. In 2016, he won the Golden Calf for Best Director award for the film adaptation of the novel ''Beyond Sleep
''Beyond Sleep'' (, "Nevermore to Sleep") is a novel by the Dutch literature, Du ...
. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the
Best Foreign Language Oscar at the
85th Academy Awards
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2012 and took place on February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Cast
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Rick Lens as Jojo
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Loek Peters as Ronald
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Cahit Ölmez as Deniz
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Susan Radder as Yenthe
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Ricky Koole as July
Awards
* Golden Elephant Award - 18th International Children's Film Festival held at Hyderabad, India in 2013
* Grand Prix of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk - Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) 2012
* Best Music - Dutch Film Festival 2012
* Critics Choice - Dutch Film Festival 2012
* European Discovery 2012 - European Film Awards 2012
* Rick Lens nominated as
Best Young Actor in an International Feature Film -
Young Artist Award
The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...
s
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
See also
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List of Dutch submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
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2012 films
2012 drama films
Dutch drama films
2010s Dutch-language films
European Film Awards winners (films)
Films directed by Boudewijn Koole
Benelux Film Distributors films
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