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Turbine

2024

A dry, unsettling comedy that makes everyday ambition feel like a quiet trap, with surreal touches that linger.

Directed by
Tjeerd Dam
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Koen ter Braak, Roos Bottinga, Erik de Klerck
Tagline
The machine doesn’t care who turns the wheel.
Overview
On the verge of signing his first corporate contract, Ross is overtaken by doubt and drawn into a world of looming wind turbines and suffocating motherly love.

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Directed by
Tjeerd Dam
Genres
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
Starring
Koen ter Braak, Roos Bottinga, Erik de Klerck
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, thriller, drama
Directed by
Tjeerd Dam
Written by
Tjeerd Dam
Starring
Koen ter Braak, Roos Bottinga, Erik de Klerck, Steef Verheijen
Cinematography
Luc Roes
Country
Netherlands

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