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Wen er maar aan

2026 · 90 min

A wry, tender midlife comedy that finds quiet dignity in awkward reinvention and small humiliations.

Overview
Actress M. is facing menopause, loses her long-running role in a crime series, has to deal with an apathetic teenage son, and her sex life is as dry as toast. She tries to reinvent herself, to prove to herself and to the world that she still has a future ahead of her.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • aging
  • family
  • work
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Albert Jan van Rees
Written by
Maike Meijer
Starring
Maike Meijer, Bas Hoeflaak, Matti Stooker, Bianca Krijgsman, Hadewych Minis
Runtime
90 min
Languages
Dutch

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