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Fabula

2025-04-10 · 125 min · ★ 6.5

Comedy · Crime · Fantasy

Small-town criminal Jos (55) has, to his great frustration, been completely sidelined. His daughter disrespects him, his wife doesn't trust him, and his friends laugh at him openly. As he scrambles to fix a drug deal that went catastrophically wrong, he desperately searches for an answer to the question: Who or what is punishing me!?

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Directors
Michiel ten Horn
Production companies
New Amsterdam Film Company, Fobic Films, 2Pilots Filmproduction
Countries
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Fedja van HuêtFedja van HuêtJos / Peat Cutter / Hay / Rich Man / Buckrider
Sezgin GüleçSezgin GüleçÖzgür
Livia LamersLivia LamersLinda
Michiel KerboschMichiel KerboschLei
Anniek PheiferAnniek PheiferDien / Wife of Hay / Wife of Buckrider
Georg FriedrichGeorg FriedrichHendrik
David KrossDavid KrossThe Grape
Victor LöwVictor LöwFairground Operator
Ferhat KaplanAbdul
Yasin BoynuinceYasin BoynuinceDeniz
Hasan Ali MeteHasan Ali MeteIdriss
Chris NietveltChris NietveltBulke
Stefan PercevalStefan PercevalPrince Carnaval
Leah ThysLeah ThysThe Tick
Murat TokerMurat TokerWhite Haired Man

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