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Matterhorn

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One of the many wee joys of this gentle absurdist Dutch comedy is that newbie director/writer Dierderik Ebbinge wastes no time in bothering with explaining the protagonist’s history but plunges you straight into the delightful and extremely odd story expecting you to fill in the blanks as the plot unfolds. By the time it literally … Continue reading



Queen of Amsterdam aka Chez Nous

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This delightful feel-good Dutch gay movie has blended elements of  ‘Mission Impossible’ with those of ‘La Cage Aux Follies’ that results in a very camp and decidedly old-fashioned jewel-heist comic caper. It all starts at the Chez Nous Bar in Voetboogstraat Alley in the center of Amsterdam where Bertie is the reigning Drag Queen on the … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews EL HOUB (The Love) a tense queer melodrama within the Dutch-Moroccan community in Holland

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  El Houb (The Love) is a tense family melodrama set within the Dutch-Moroccan community in Holland. Successful young businessman Karim (Fahd Larhzaoui) and his Ghanian boyfriend Kofi (Emmanuel Boafo) are in a state of undress at Karim’s smart apartment when Karim’s father Abbas (Slimane Dazi), a postman, delivers a package and sees Karim in … Continue reading



Queerguru’s Ris Fatah reviews EVERYTHING OF VALUE a queer disturbing Dutch drama that lets you choose the ending

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  Everything of Value (Alles van Waarde) is director Stanley Kolk’s originally constructed background story to a violent assault on two queer men one night in the shadow of a church in a small town in Holland. Kolk cleverly combines a fake documentary format, interviews and footage of the behind-the-scenes casting to recall this disturbing … Continue reading



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