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Bennie

2025 · 1 season

A gentle, honest family portrait that balances everyday humour with the quieter strains of caring for someone different.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Wesley van Klink, Hadewych Minis, Damaris de Jong
Overview
Growing up is hard enough. But what is this like growing up with Down syndrome? And what effect does this have on your family? 'Bennie', inspired by the life story of Barry Atsma, is a heart-warming series that tells the honest story of a family life that has to do with Down syndrome.

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Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Wesley van Klink, Hadewych Minis, Damaris de Jong
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • healing
Places
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Starring
Wesley van Klink, Hadewych Minis, Damaris de Jong, Fedja van Huêt, Leny Breederveld, Mo Braun, John Buijsman, Noortje Herlaar
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
Videoland
Languages
Dutch

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