

Billy
2018-01-04 · 90 min · ★ 7.2
A successful but dejected ventriloquist decides to break with his bold-as-brass, out-of-control dummy — only to find going his own way easier said than done.
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- Directors
- Theo Maassen
- Production companies
- NTR, Pupkin, CoBo Fonds
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Bruno Vanden BroeckeGerard
Ellen ParrenBelinda
Christine de BoerMerel
Ruben van der MeerJeremy
Jan-Paul BuijsBastiaan
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