Rent-a-Friend

Feb 3, 2000

1h 30m

★ 5.6

A romantic comedy about money

Overview

Cheated on by his successful girlfriend for lacking ambition and business-mindedness, an artist sets out to get rich quick by starting a one-man company as a friend for hire.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

Arthur

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Moniek

Rifka Lodeizen

Francoisce

Nadja Hüpscher

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Huub Stapel

Menno

Ruben van der Meer

Mrs. Bloedworst

Ariane Schluter

Dhr. van Duitschenbloed

Victor Löw

Smulders

Peer Mascini

Mevr. Pieters

Manouk van der Meulen

Frida

Lucretia van der Vloot

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