Netherlands / Jan 24, 2004
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her breasts. After she is humiliated when Loe, one of her employees, is startled by the discovery of her prosthesis during foreplay, she imprisons him in the laundry plant. As Loe is slowly dying in imprisonment, Martje loses contact with reality and starts imagining having a family with him.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chris Comvalius | Farida |
| Catalijn Willemsen | Martje's ex-boyfriend's wife |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Het Zuiden |
| Original language | Nederlands (NL) |
| Spoken languages | Nederlands |
| Production countries | Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cosmokino, Isabella Films B.V., Zentropa Entertainments |
| Release date | 24 gennaio 2004 |
| Production | Rudolf Mestdagh, Els Vandevorst, Lars von Trier, Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
| Writer | Mieke de Jong |
| Casting | Saida van der Reijd |
| Editing | Job ter Burg |
| Cinematography | Menno Westendorp |
| Assistant directors | Martin Koolhoven |
| Production design | Floris Vos |
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| Art direction | Floris Vos |
| Set decoration | Floris Vos |
| Music | Paul M. van Brugge |
| Sound | Paul M. van Brugge |
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