''Stricken'' () is a 2009 Dutch drama film directed and produced by
Reinout Oerlemans
Reinout Oerlemans (; born 10 June 1971) is a Dutch soap opera actor, film director, television presenter and television producer. He is the founder of the TV production company Eyeworks.
In 1989, while studying law at the University of Amsterd ...
and based on the book by the same name by writer
Ray Kluun
Raijmondus "Raymond" Godefriedus Norbert van de Klundert (known commonly as Kluun or Ray Kluun, born 17 April 1964) is a Dutch author. He is well known for his novel ''Love Life'' (Dutch: ''Komt een vrouw bij de dokter''), in which he documents ...
. The film was the highest-grossing Dutch film of the year with a gross of €9.3 million and is one of the 20
most popular Dutch films of all time.
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Plot
Stijn (Barry Atsma
Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series ''Rozengeur & Wodka Lime'' (2001–2005) and the movie ''The Black Book''. He is a recipient of both a Golden Calf and a R ...
) is a rich, handsome, and self-centered advertising executive who lives in a hedonistic world. Everything revolves around him. He has a successful career and a loving marriage with Carmen (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 ...
). Occasionally he cheats, but it is tolerated due to his enthusiastic and impetuous character. Fate strikes as it turns out that Carmen is suffering from breast cancer. He supports her, but as it can sometimes be difficult, he will often go between meeting with Roos ( Anna Drijver), with whom he has a tempestuous affair, and lying to Carmen.
After Carmen is declared cured, Stijn comes clean with his cheating and breaks up with Roos. Afterwards, Carmen becomes sick again, this time terminally ill. Stijn breaks his promise to Carmen and resumes his relationship with Roos, although Carmen forgives him. She commits physician-assisted suicide
Assisted suicide, sometimes restricted to the context of physician-assisted suicide (PAS), is the process by which a person, with the help of others, takes actions to end their life.
Once it is determined that the person's situation qualifie ...
by drinking a poison provided by a physician ( Sacha Bulthuis). This does not work, so she then gets an injection
Injection or injected may refer to:
Science and technology
* Injective function, a mathematical function mapping distinct arguments to distinct values
* Injection (medicine), insertion of liquid into the body with a syringe
* Injection, in broadca ...
from the doctor and finally dies. After the death of Carmen, Stijn goes even further in his relationship with Roos.
Cast
* Barry Atsma
Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series ''Rozengeur & Wodka Lime'' (2001–2005) and the movie ''The Black Book''. He is a recipient of both a Golden Calf and a R ...
- Stijn
* 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 ...
- Carmen
* Anna Drijver - Roos
* Pierre Bokma
Pierre Henri Martin Bokma (born 20 December 1955 in Paris) is a Dutch stage, television and film actor.
Bokma received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. In November 2007 he won an International Emmy Award f ...
- Huisarts
* Sacha Bulthuis - Oncoloog
References
External links
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2009 romantic drama films
2009 films
Dutch romantic drama films
2000s Dutch-language films
Benelux Film Distributors films
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