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Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Written by: Gerard Soeteman
Actors include: Hans van Tongeren, Renée Soutendijk, Toon Agterberg
Genre: Drama, Exploitation, Action
Length: 120 minutes
Banned: Nope
Review:
This one probably takes the cake for being the film with the most penis in it that isn't x-rated. Now don't let this deter you because this is one heck of a powerful and interesting film. The odd thing is, when I put this on I thought we were in for a racing movie, but this is so much more than that. In fact it bears a bit of a resemblance to Saturday Night Fever but I think it's so much better. It revolves around a group of friends who are into biking, one kid in particular called Rien is destined to be a champ. He meets the ambitious Fientje who works at a food stand and he falls pretty hard for her. She's more interested in who will provide the nicest life for her...she's rather evil. The other friends involved all go through some major realizations and troubles. One friend likes to beat and rob gay men, one is sort of an underachiever, and one is going to have a life changing ride. It's actually rather comical despite the fact that it's rather serious overall, it's surprisingly well put together and it does have a little bit of everything. Outside of the horror genre I've seen very few foreign films, but this was a real treat. Highly recommended from a very talented director not to mention the excellent soundtrack of classics.
Availability: On DVD
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