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The Northerners

1992 · 103 min

A surreal, slow-burning black comedy that feels like a bizarre dream, mixing absurd humor with unsettling repression and eccentric characters.

Overview
A black comedy set in the 1960s in a small Netherlands community, populated by a cast of eccentrics, all of whom hold a range of sexual obsessions and frustrated desires.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • identity
  • faith
  • sexuality
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour6
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Alex van Warmerdam
Written by
Aat Ceelen, Alex van Warmerdam
Starring
Jack Wouterse, Annet Malherbe, Rudolf Lucieer, Leonard Lucieer, Loes Wouterson, Alex van Warmerdam, Veerle Dobbelaere, Dary Some
Cinematography
Marc Felperlaan
Runtime
103 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch, French

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