The Northerners
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69% Critic Match

The Northerners

6.9 / 10 1992 1h 43mNR Dutch
ComedyDrama

Storyline

A black comedy set in the 1960s in a small Netherlands community, populated by a cast of eccentrics, all of whom hold a range of sexual obsessions and frustrated desires.

Cast & Crew

Jack Wouterse

Jack Wouterse

Jacob

Lead
Annet Malherbe

Annet Malherbe

Martha

Rudolf Lucieer

Rudolf Lucieer

Anton

LL

Leonard Lucieer

Thomas

Loes Wouterson

Loes Wouterson

Elisabeth

Alex van Warmerdam

Alex van Warmerdam

Plagge

Veerle Dobbelaere

Veerle Dobbelaere

Agnes

DS

Dary Some

Black man

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alex van Warmerdam's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Northerners is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker