Het Verlangen

Mar 23, 2017

1h 30m

★ 5.2

Overview

Two brothers get caught up in a bitter battle for honor when they attempt to save their ailing publishing company by having an uncultured but attractive woman pose as the author of an unknown talent's literary masterpiece.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Topkapi Films

BNNVARA

Het Verlangen Trailers

Cast

Brigitte Hooijmakers

Chantal Janzen

Marc Goudemondt

Gijs Naber

Boudewijn Goudemondt

Alex Klaasen

Herman Schulte

Peter Bolhuis

Mariska van Loo

Jelka van Houten

Alfred Goudemondt

Bram van der Vlugt

Nienke Goudemondt

Anne Wil Blankers

Jeanne van Schaik

Cynthia Abma

Aaron Golsteijn

Jochum ten Haaf

André

Matteo van der Grijn

Matthijs van Nieuwkerk

Jan Mulder

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7.1

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7.0

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5.5

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5.8

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6.8

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7.1

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7.0

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6.3

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7.0

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6.6

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6.5

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0.0

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7.0

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5.4

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7.0

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6.0

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0.0

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