''Tirza'' is a 2010 Dutch

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written and directed by Rudolf van den Berg, based on the Dutch

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of the same name by Arnon Grunberg. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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but it didn't make the final shortlist.

Plot

Cast

* Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Jörgen *

Sylvia Hoeks Sylvia Hoeks (; born 1 June 1983) is a Dutch actress and former model, best known internationally for her roles in ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017) and '' The Girl in the Spider's Web'' (2018). Early life and education Hoeks was raised in Maarheez ...

as Tirza * Johanna ter Steege as Alma * Abbey Hoes as Ibi * Titia Hoogendoorn as Ester * Nasrdin Dchar as Choukri * Keitumetse Matlabo as Kaisa

Production

In retrospect, Abbey Hoes thinks she "should not have done" some of the nude scenes she has done in the past. "I've been on mokkels.nl since I was fourteen because of my role in the film Tirza." The actress tells in conversation with a magazine that there are people who think that "it's part of the game" if you are an actress. "But I don't think being on a dirty porn site is part of the job. If I had wanted that, I would have become a porn actress."

Release

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by

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on 23 March 2011.

References

External links

* * 2010 films 2010 drama films Dutch drama films 2010s Dutch-language films Films set in Namibia Films directed by Rudolf van den Berg Independent Films (company) films {{2010s-Netherlands-film-stub