Directed by:
Joost van GinkelScreenplay:
Joost van GinkelCinematography:
Andréas LennartssonCast:
Anjela Nedyalkova, Boris Isakovic, Erik Adelöw, Jasna Đuričić, Issaka Sawadogo, Magnus Krepper, Raymond Thiry, Viktoriya Koblenko, Sigrid ten Napel (more)Plots(1)
A gorgeous, spirited young Bulgarian woman (Anjela Nedyalkova) travels to the Netherlands with dreams of a modelling career, only to find herself working Amsterdam's red-light district against her will. An African illegal migrant worker (Issaka Sawadogo) is forced to accept a reprehensible job just to keep himself and a neighbouring family from losing their modest lodgings. A Swedish boy (Erik Adelöw) is mercilessly teased at school, while at home he is overwhelmed by pressure from his conductor father (Magnus Krepper) to become a piano virtuoso. A Serbian war criminal (Boris Isakovic) believes he has started a new life in Amsterdam, complete with a new baby and a thriving business, but there are those in his vicinity who have not forgotten his malefactions of old — including Seka (Jasna Djuricic), a Bosnian woman so single-mindedly focussed on revenge that she will not allow love into her life. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Anjela Nedyalkova](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/491/491589_ab111d.jpg)
Anjela Nedyalkova
Bulgaria
Best movies:
T2 Trainspotting (2017)
Eastern Plays (2009)
Avé (2011)
![Boris Isakovic](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/612/160612438_7e6da5.jpg)
Boris Isakovic
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Absolute Hundred (2001)
The Trap (2007)
Erik Adelöw
Best movies:
The Paradise Suite (2015)
![Jasna Đuričić](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/901/165901481_688ea0.jpg)
Jasna Đuričić
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Train Driver's Diary (2016)
Men Don't Cry (2017)
![Issaka Sawadogo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/612/160612433_dcf6f1.jpg)
Issaka Sawadogo
Burkina Faso
Best movies:
Together (2009)
Samba (2014)
The Last Diamond (2014)
![Magnus Krepper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/531/161531225_4c145f.jpg)
Magnus Krepper
Sweden
Best movies:
Millennium (2010) (series)
The Promised Land (2023)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009)
![Raymond Thiry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/768/159768761_90e04a.jpg)
Raymond Thiry
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
The Conductor (2018)
Dennis P. (2007)
Viktoriya Koblenko
Soviet Union
Best movies:
No Such Thing as Housewives (2017)
The Paradise Suite (2015)
Slaughter Night (2006)
![Sigrid ten Napel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/121/164121225_fbf424.png)
Sigrid ten Napel
Netherlands
Best movies:
Riphagen: The Untouchable (2016)
Zomer (2014)
The Paradise Suite (2015)
Dragan Bakema
Netherlands
Best movies:
My Queen Karo (2009)
Drift (2001)
De marathon (2012)
![Eva Röse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/429/161429995_c0ae35.jpg)
Eva Röse
Sweden
Best movies:
The Biggest Heroes (1996)
Adam & Eva (1997)
Rally Chicks (2008)
![Jeroen Spitzenberger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/777/157777718_61309a.png)
Jeroen Spitzenberger
Netherlands
Best movies:
Jackie (2012)
Twin Sisters (2002)
Süskind (2012)
Babetida Sadjo
Best movies:
And Breathe Normally (2018)
Soeur sourire (2009)
9-Month Stretch (2013)
Veselin Rankov
Bulgaria
Best movies:
The Paradise Suite (2015)
Bas Keijzer
Netherlands
Best movies:
Accused (2014)
Dennis P. (2007)
Arne Dahl-upp till toppen av berget (2012) (series)
Philip Jamal Rachid
Bulgaria
Best movies:
The Paradise Suite (2015)
Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Paradise Suite (2015)
Sneekweek (2016)
Forever Rich (2021)
Hubert Fermin
Netherlands
Best movies:
Accused (2014)
The Surprise (2015)
Silent City (2012)
Reinout Bussemaker
Netherlands
Best movies:
Quo vadis, Aida? (2020)
Antonia's Line (1995)
Cool Kids Don't Cry (2012)
Nanette Drazic
Netherlands
Best movies:
De marathon (2012)
The Paradise Suite (2015)