Elske Falkena

Kiddo (2024)

Lying on a bunk bed in a children's home, eleven-year-old Lu talks with dreamy eyes about her mother, Karina, who claims to be a famous Hollywood actress who smells of oranges, talks to the stars and does her own stunts. ...

Hotel Sinestra (2022)

When Ava wishes her parents would go away for winter break, the next morning all the adults are gone. Now the kids can do whatever they want! But they soon wish their parents back again. ...

Zwanger & Co (2022)

Merel, a single midwife, is done with men, but her biological clock is ticking inexorably. And yes, she gets pregnant. However, the whole family suddenly seems pregnant. Her 60-plus father Piet has just become a father again with his young partner and her ...

Alles op Tafel (2021)

Seven friends meet up for dinner and decide to play a revealing game. During the evening deep personal secrets will surface and threaten their relationships. ...

Pirates Down the Street (2020)

When a pirate family's arrival shakes up a coastal town, the kids next door offer to help them blend in and fight a bitter rival. ...

Rundfunk: Jachterwachter (2020)

The harried manager of a rundown RV park gets pulled into chaos after a troubled former child star arrives with problems in tow. ...

Tailgate (2019)

A cocksure, road-raging family man finds himself pursued and terrorized by the vengeful van driver he chooses to tailgate. ...

Circus Noël (2019)

A young girl runs away from her divorcing parents and joins a circus that she learns is being shut out of a famous festival by unknown evil forces. ...

A Most Annoying Island (2019)

A curse that is centuries-old. An island full of annoying people. A contaminated prime-minister. A boy full of dreams who can turn this around. But how? A movie full of raps that don't rhyme, talking dolls and heroic actions. ...

All You Need Is Love (2018)

When popular TV show host Dr. Love goes missing ahead of the annual Christmas special, a zany search for his replacement and holiday romance ensues. ...

The Conductor (2018)

United States, 1926: Dutch 24-year-old Willy Wolters has immigrated to the American continent with her parents as a child. She dreams of becoming a conductor, but this is an ambition that no one takes seriously. Unbeknownst to her, she'll also become Anton ...

Fight Girl (2018)

Twelve-year-old Bo is a talented but hot-tempered kick boxer. However, Bo is distracted by her fighting parents who are in the middle of a divorce. Bo needs to learn how to control her emotions and at the same time accept the fact she can't control everyth ...

Dagdromen (2018)

Three high school teenagers reflect on the absence of the seriously ill Zoë. Voice overs reveal their deepest thoughts in this poetic triptych. ...

One of the Boys (2018)

At korfball practice, a timid young teenager finds himself forced to show his true colors upon witnessing his fellow players' locker room banter take a cruel turn at the expense of the most popular girl on their team. ...

Get Lost! (2018)

Instead of making the planned trip to India, the 27 year old Fem becomes a backpacker in her hometown; Amsterdam. Fem does not dare to tell her boyfriend the truth and she gets tangled up in a crazy lie. ...

Sex Ding (2017)

Waiting Room (2017)

Sophie is on a rollercoaster of emotions while she awaits her hospital's research results. The outcome will tell if the cancer has spread or not. During these uncertain times, Sophie realizes she loves life. ...

Nightshade (2017)

Tarik helps his father Elias transport illegal immigrants into the Netherlands. When an accident occurs, Tarik gains the acknowledgment from his father he has yearned for, but at a high price - the loss of his own innocence. ...

Silk Road (2017)

A psychological thriller inspired by the life of Michael S., a small-town boy from Holland, who becomes the world's most wanted cybercriminal. ...

The Return of the Honey Buzzard (2017)

With his familial bookshop on the verge of bankruptcy, Simon finds himself retreating more and more to his cabin in the woods. After witnessing the suicide of a stranger, a childhood trauma involving his bullied best friend resurfaces and he withdraws ev ...

Storm: Letter of Fire (2017)

The film is set in 1521 Antwerp, in a Europe ravaged by religious wars, and during the early years of the Reformation. It tells the story of the twelve year old, Falko Voeten – a printer's son. When Falko's father, Klaas Voeten, a printer of forbidden li ...

Boys Will Be Boys (2016)

Five down-on-their-luck construction workers form a male striptease act. ...

Free as a Bird (2016)

10 Year old Imad grows up in a warzone. Together with his mother Halima he hides at home. If one day he finds a bird with a broken wing, Imad brings it home. The birds recovers, but the war rages on. Then Imad is faced with a choice: should he keep the bir ...

Tonio (2016)

After 21-year-old student Tonio dies in a traffic accident, his novelist parents face sorrow and regret as they suffer the agony of losing their only child. ...

Owls & Mice (2016)

Meral (8) just moved into a new town. She tries to make friends at her new school before their autumn school camp, but this is harder than expected. At home she befriends a little mouse that lives in her new room, which she calls Peepeep. Afraid that her p ...

The Hero (2016)

After Sara Silverstein suddenly finds herself involved in a series of violent attacks she realizes she needs to unravel her father's past in order to neutralize this threat. ...

Mr. Frog (2016)

A normal class, ordinary children and a regular school teacher. Or not. The lives of the children in Mr Frans' class are turned upside down when they discover that he sometimes turns into a frog. And Sita is so fond of her teacher that she wants to protect ...

Hallo Bungalow (2015)

A comedy about three woman working at a boring holiday resort and their criminal employer. ...

Dede; Mehmet met de gele laarzen (2015)

Eleven year old Merel searches for her unknown biological Turkish grandfather. ...

De Club van Sinterklaas & De Verdwenen Schoentjes (2015)

Sinterklaas and the Clubpieten have a busy year ahead: never before have so many shoes been put out. But the villain Kornee wants to ruin the Sinterklaas celebrations. Due to a mistake, he never received a gift from Sinterklaas when he was a child. To get ...

Clean Hands (2015)

Sylvia has turned a blind eye for too long to husband Eddie's flourishing drug business. When his dealing takes a (deadly) turn for the worse, however, her need to protect the lives and futures of her young children compel her to flee. But Eddie will stop ...

Obsession (2015)

Simone inherits a dilapidated farmhouse in France and makes her way there with her husband Eric and their two children. Her dream is to turn the house into a bed and breakfast but as the hectic pace of the rebuilding gets underway, she gets caught up in th ...

De Masters (2015)

The divorced and failed Aziz wants to prove to his son that he can be somebody by reforming his old hip hop band De Masters. ...

The Little Gangster (2015)

Rik and his dad Paul are bullied by the kids in their neighbourhood. Rik wishes his dad would be tougher. Inspired by a mafia movie he saw on TV, Rik fantasizes about being the son of a mafia boss. Everybody would show him respect. So when his dad is promo ...

Kidnap - Bo's Most Exciting Holiday Ever (2015)

Bo is the only child of rich parents and goes to a private school in Switzerland. When the holiday starts, he is kidnapped and his rich, safe and secluded world is turned upside down. During their long cross-country trip back to the Netherlands to meet the ...

Blood, Sweat and Tears (2015)

Blood, Sweat and Tears is a story about the life of Andre Hazes, a Dutch popular singer. It shows three crucial phases in the life of Hazes: his youth (in the 1960s), his breakthrough (1980s) and the last year of his life (early 2000s). ...

Jack's Wish (2015)

Jack Oei (8) has two moms, is an only child and feels lonely. Jack's biggest wish is a brother. But no matter how much he begs his moms, the little brother just doesn't arrive. Jack decides to take matters in his own hands…. ...

Help! I’ve Shrunk the Family (2014)

Nine-year-old Johannes Blom gets blown away when he discovers a little man in the kitchen cupboard, hidden behind the peanut butter jar. He's even more astonished when he realizes that this little man, 'Wiplala', has magical powers. When Wiplala accidental ...

Life according to Nino (2014)

Life is good for Nino van Doorn (8). He has a terrific brother Lucas (14), wise father Bruno and an angel of a mother, Marla. When Marla dies, Bruno can't cope with her death. Also the values like order, responsibility, love and care they represented. The ...

Sinterklaas & Diego: Het Geheim van de Ring (2014)

Dutch children's friend Saint Nicholas is at his wit's end. The letters from children are stacking up and the list of gifts just keeps getting longer. How is he supposed to deliver all those gifts to all those sweet little children in one night? When Diego ...

Go Daan Go! (2014)

Nine-year-old Daan is really excited about taking up swimming when he discovers his mother's old swimming medals in the attic. When his school teacher encourages him to join the nearest local swimming club, Daan finds out that his mother is definitely not ...

Secrets of War (2014)

Tuur and Lambert are best friends. But the war is closing in and is about to change their lives forever. Tuurs dad joined the resistance and even his big brother seems so be part of it. Lamberts family on the other hand choose to obey the Germans. Then a n ...

Heart Street (2014)

Hartenstraat is set in the Nine Streets district of Amsterdam. It is a village in a big town and everyone seems to be looking for love. As the womanizer Bas, seniors Bep and Aart and the couple Rein and Jacob. The only one who is not looking for love is Da ...

Rhubarb (2014)

Sometimes it takes a child or two to fix the adult problems! Siems mother and father are divorced , but his father Rik has found love again , and be married to Winnie's mother Tosca . Siem loves Winnie , so when the relationship between Rik and Tosca begi ...

Bros Before Hos (2013)

Because of a bad marriage of their parents, two brothers Jules and Max made a pact never to get into a relationship with a woman. Therefore, they live a party-life in which they sleep with a different girl every day. However this changes when Jules starts ...

Chez Nous (2013)

Chez Nous is a feel good comedy and the name of a gay cafe in the heart of Amsterdam that is on the brink of being closed. ...

Mike Says Goodbye! (2012)

After bouncing back from leukemia, 10-year-old Mike is ready to leave the hospital, but his mother never arrives to take him home. ...

De Club van Sinterklaas & Het Geheim van de Speelgoeddokter (2012)

Just before December 5, Sinterklaas mysteriously disappears from the castle. The Club's Pieten don't understand what's going on and become worried. When Sinterklaas reappears a little later, he says unkind things and behaves strangely. What happened to Sin ...

Smoke Like a Turk (2012)

At his sunnet, his circumcision party, 7 year old Turkish boy Cihan, finds out that becoming a real man takes more of him, then just being circumcised. ...

Fidgety Bram (2012)

Fidgety Bram (seven years old) thinks a lot about the world around him. He is very much looking forward to enter the first grade. But then he ends up in the class of the strict teacher Mr. Fish. The straightfoward Mr. Fish doesn't care about the inside wor ...

Kauwboy (2012)

A lively young boy befriends and attempts to raise an abandoned baby jackdaw unbeknownst to his choleric and disapproving father. ...

Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012)

Tough prime school girl Akkie loves soccer and can be a real bully. Love is the only thing she's scared of. When Akkie is diagnosed with leukemia, she has to fight for her life. On the verge of going to high school, Akkie has to allow love to enter her lif ...

Manslaughter (2012)

Doodslag (Dutch for "Manslaughter") is the story of Max, a paramedic who is repeatedly hindered in performing his duties by loutish behaviour. As his ambulance hurries towards a complicated childbirth, some youths prevent Max from reaching the distressed w ...

Lotus (2011)

A mosaic film about a group of people in the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands strugging with loneliness, hope and love. ...

Nina Satana (2011)

Nina Satana, a fifteen-year-old gothic girl, falls in love with Momo, the new Moroccan boy in her class. ...

De sterkste man van Nederland (2011)

Twelve-year-old Luuk Bos has always believed that his father is the Strongest Man in the World. His mother Dorien, who raised him on her own, used to tell him the most wonderful stories about it. During a visit to a local Strongest Man competition, he meet ...

The Magicians (2010)

Little Ben, a great admirer of an illusionist, dreams of making magic, and convinces her father to have his own show. The downside is that the parent is quite clumsy and accidentally makes Ben"s partner dissapear. And the police does not much believe in th ...

Heading West (2010)

Claire is a single mother. She has a busy chaotic life in Rotterdam. ...

The Secret Letter (2010)

Eleven-year-old Eva is upset by the many rows between her parents and decides to run away. She wants to hide at her best friends Jackie and Thomas' house, but circumstances bring her to her mysterious neighbour's garden. She finds a secret letter there, wh ...

Fuchsia the Mini-Witch (2010)

Great adventures can hatch from the smallest eggs. Fucsia wants to learn to do magic just like her father, and so is pleased as punch when she is allowed to go to witches' school. There, Fucsia learns to make wind and conjures with the clouds. But her magi ...

The Odd One Out (2010)

Jere born on Christmas Eve 1960 is destined to be a butcher. His father is a butcher, his grandfather used to be a butcher and his brothers Cor, Bolle and Arie are taught to become butcher from an early age. But Jere is different, he likes to laugh and sin ...

Dik Trom (2010)

Fat adolescent Dik Trom enjoys growing up in a hedonistic town devoted to food and fun. When a restaurant chain offers his father the life-long-dreamed opportunity to run his own, the Trom family moves. Their new home town Dunhoven is however inhabited by ...

Joy (2010)

Joy is an emotionally damaged young woman of eighteen, who was given up at birth, to grow up in homes and with foster families. She lives on the fringes of society, getting by on benefits and earning a little extra by playing the accordion in the subway. I ...

Two Eyes Staring (2010)

Nine-year-old Lisa discovers her sinister new friend is the ghost of the dead twin of Lisa's mother. ...

Father's Day (2009)

Young Keetje wants to surprise her father with a wonderful father's day breakfast. Wearing a red checked apron and with her tongue out, she finishes her drawing and puts a thick layer of marmalade and chocolate confetti on a slice of bread. Meanwhile, the ...

Maite Was Here (2009)

Maite is a 14-year-old girl who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Wandering through the hospital and struggling with themes like love and sexuality, she has to make a decision about a new treatment. ...

Winter in Wartime (2008)

During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, ...

Godenzoon (2008)

When a baby falls from the sky, a family which is stuck in its ways seems to get a second chance. ...

Dunya & Desie (2008)

Dunya and Desie are two 18 year old best friends from Amsterdam North. Dunya is Moroccan and Desie is Dutch. On Dunya's Birthday she is told that her marriage has been arranged with a distant cousin in Morocco. Dunya and her family will travel to Morocco t ...

Night Run (2006)

Dennis is a taxi driver trying to start out his own company. One day, he gets the opportunity to buy a scarce and expensive but lucrative license. ...

Zomerdag (2006)

Diep (2005)

A story about the 14 year old Heleen who makes the transition of child to adult with pain and effort in the wild 70s. While her parents going to divorce she is exploring the world of sex, drugs and love on her own. ...

Spoon (2005)

Years ago, Lepel's parents left an hot air balloon world tour. He stays with granny Koppenol, who constantly exploits him for domestic chores, in her buttons shop and even as accomplice in the department store where she steals the buttons from clothes. Aft ...

Simon (2004)

A mild-mannered gay dentist and a womanizing bar owner rekindle their unlikely friendship when, upon meeting by chance after a decade apart, the latter turns out to be severely ill. ...

Bluebird (2004)

Merel is a young girl with a lot of talent. She excels at school, is good on the springboard and is careful too. Her severely handicapped brother Kasper gets a lot of attention. Merel also has talent for singing. It is no surprise that she is asked for the ...

Alfie, the Little Werewolf (2011)

On the night of his seventh birthday, sweet Alfie suddenly changes into a white fluffy werewolf. He doesn't understand why. Alfie struggles with himself, because the wolf at night is capable of doing things that the shy boy would not during the day. Who is ...

An Amsterdam Tale (1999)

Benny (Joe Maruzzo) and his girlfriend Alma (Sylvia Kristel) own a nightclub in the red light district of Amsterdam. Everything's going well until Charley (Ellen ten Damme) starts working in the club. ...

Tropic of Emerald (1997)

Theo Staats arrives at his uncle's rubber plantation in 'Our' Indies, The Emerald Belt. He meets Ems, the beautiful singer of the club, and falls head over heels for her. Ems, who comes from a poor Indonesian-European family, does not want to betray her Du ...

The Night of the Wild Donkeys (1990)

A satire about the difficult way films are made in the Netherlands. The focus is on the painstaking way in which aspiring filmmakers, have to see the script in hand, grants and funds available. ...