''Wan Pipel'' (

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: ''One People'') is a 1976

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se-

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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 Pim de la Parra. The screenplay was written by Rudi Kross and Lou Lichtveld. The leading roles are played by Borger Breeveld, Diana Gangaram Panday, and

Willeke van Ammelrooy Willy Geertje van Ammelrooij (born 5 April 1944), known as Willeke van Ammelrooy, is a Dutch actress. Life and career Willeke van Ammelrooy was born in Amsterdam, where she also attended drama school. She has acted on stage as well as in fi ...

. The film, produced by

Wim Verstappen Wim Verstappen (4 May 1937 – 24 July 2004) was a Dutch film director and producer, television director, and screenwriter. Verstappen grew up in Curaçao. He began studies at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy in 1961, and released h ...

, was the first Surinamese film after independence. The budget was significantly exceeded, and projected visitor numbers fell far short of expectations. As a result, the dispute between 'Pim and Wim' was seen as the final blow for "Scorpio Films."

Plot

Roy ( Borger Breeveld) is an

Afro-Surinamese Afro-Surinamese are the inhabitants of Suriname of mostly West African and Central African ancestry. They are descended from enslaved Africans brought to work on sugar plantations. Many of them escaped the plantations and formed independent sett ...

man who studies in the

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. He is recalled by telegram to

because his mother is dying. His Dutch girlfriend Karina (

) lends him money for a plane ticket. Back in his homeland, Roy quickly becomes obsessed with his own country and its culture. When he falls for an

Indo-Surinamese Indo-Surinamese, Indian-Surinamese, or Hindustani Surinamese are nationals of Suriname who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. Their ancestors were indentured labourers brought by the Dutch and the British to the Dutch colony of S ...

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nurse, Rubia (Diana Gangaram Panday), the conservative Hindu and Black communities are in revolt. Roy refuses to return to the Netherlands to finish his studies, even if Karina comes to bring him back. He insists that his duty lies in Suriname.

Cast

* Borger Breeveld - Roy * Diana Gangaram Panday - Rubia *

- Karina * Emanuel van Gonter - Roy's father * Ro Jackson-Breeveld - Roy's mother * Sieuwpal Soekhlall - Rubia's father *Bhagwandei Mokkumsingh - Rubia's mother *Djardj Soekhlall - Rubia's brother *Paragh Chotkan - Rubia's grandfather *Etwarie Ramdin-Jhawnie - Rubia's grandmother *Asha Bharosa - Rooshni *Ruben Jitan - Rooshni's bridegroom *Henk Gopali - Rubia's cousin *J. Madho -

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* Joyce Mungroo-Ooft - Henna * Ruud Mungroo - Norman * Grace Calor-Ooft - Carla * Otto Sterman - Mr. Frenkel

References

External links

* * 1976 films Surinamese drama films Dutch drama films 1970s Dutch-language films Films set in the Netherlands Films set in Suriname Films shot in Suriname Afro–Latin American culture 1976 drama films {{Netherlands-film-stub