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The Province

1991 · 105 min

A quiet, reflective return to a small hometown, where old friendships and unspoken love stir up bittersweet memories.

Directed by
Jan Bosdriesz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thom Hoffman, Pierre Bokma, Tamar van den Dop
Overview
Frank de Roover returns to the village of his birth, Portland. There he reconnects with his childhood friends Peter and Koos, as well as the girl all three of them fell in love with, Lili.

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Directed by
Jan Bosdriesz
Genres
Drama
Starring
Thom Hoffman, Pierre Bokma, Tamar van den Dop
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • friendship
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Jan Bosdriesz
Written by
Hugo Heinen
Starring
Thom Hoffman, Pierre Bokma, Tamar van den Dop, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Joss Flühr
Runtime
105 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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