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Film · 2025 · Documentary

Strijdmakker

★0.0 2025 — David Kleijwegt PG-13

VPRO icon Wim Brands died on April 4, 2016. He was known to the general public as a presenter of the VPRO Boeken program and also closer, with six collections of poetry to his name. This documentary about his life and work, built entirely from archive material, pays tribute to this television personality. A portrait in which attention is also paid to his complicated relationship with death. With a.o. Karl Ove Knausgård, David Sedaris, Ellen Deckwitz and Pieter Boskma. Brands' work merges with his rich inner life and that he chose death at the age of 56 casts a shadow over everything.

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VPRO icon Wim Brands died on April 4, 2016. He was known to the general public as a presenter of the VPRO Boeken program and also closer, with six collections of poetry to his name. This documentary about his life and work, built entirely from archive material, pays tribute to this television personality. A portrait in which attention is also paid to his complicated relationship with death. With a.o. Karl Ove Knausgård, David Sedaris, Ellen Deckwitz and Pieter Boskma. Brands' work merges with his rich inner life and that he chose death at the age of 56 casts a shadow over everything.

Documentary

Cast

3 principal cast

Wim Brands

Wim Brands

Self, archive material

Karl Ove Knausgård

Karl Ove Knausgård

Self

David Sedaris

David Sedaris

Self

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When was Strijdmakker released?

Strijdmakker was released on February 20, 2025.

Who directed Strijdmakker?

Strijdmakker was directed by David Kleijwegt.

What genre is Strijdmakker?

Strijdmakker is categorized as Documentary.