
A widowed Latvian father's quest for a much-loved Dutch pen pal, whom he hasn't heard from in three decades, provides the basis of this comedy-drama. The father is accompanied by his traumatized and mute eight-year-old son whom he had to kidnap from a Riga hospital. Together, the two flee towards Holland where the father Yuris hopes to find his long-lost friend Marie, whom he remembers as a great beauty. During the long journey, father and son have several funny adventures, many of which occur because neither father nor son speak much Dutch. They finally arrive at Marie's door empty-handed. What they find, gives them little hope, for the lithe young idealist of Yuris' dreams has become middle-aged and cynical.
Directed by Paula van der Oest
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Cast
Arys Adamsons
Elvis

Jānis Reinis
Juris

Anneke Blok
Karin

Peter Bolhuis
Buschauffeur

Geert de Jong
Marie

Hannah van Lunteren
Vanessa
Evert de Jager
Leo

Theu Boermans
Gerard
Georgette Reyevski
Moeder van Marie

Pēteris Liepiņš
Arts
David van Lunteren
Joep

Kim van Zeben
Harre

Dirk Roofthooft
Vrachtwagenchauffeur
Eelco Vellema
Vrachtwagenchauffeur
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