Godforsaken
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{{Infobox film
| name = Godforsaken
| image = Film poster Van God Los.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = Pieter Kuijpers
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Paul Jan Nelissen
- Pieter Kuijpers
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
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| narrator =
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Tygo Gernandt
- Angela Schijf
- Egbert Jan Weeber
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| music = Het Paleis van Boem
| cinematography = Bert Pot
| editing = Job ter Burg
| studio = {{Plainlist|
- IDTV Film
- Rinkel Film Productions
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| distributor = {{Plainlist|
- RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
- TLA Releasing (United States)
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| released = {{Film date|df=y|2003|4|24|Netherlands}}
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = Netherlands
| language = Dutch
Turkish
| budget =
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Godforsaken ({{langx|nl|Van God Los}}) is a 2003 Dutch drama film directed by Pieter Kuijpers from a screenplay he co-wrote with Paul Jan Nelissen. It stars Tygo Gernandt, Angela Schijf, and Egbert Jan Weeber.{{Cite book|title=Filmjaarboek 2003|author=Hans Beerekamp|contribution=Van God Los|contributor-last=Tamsma|contributor-first=Gerwin|date=May 8, 2004|pages=197–198|publisher=International Theatre & Film books|isbn=9789064036484}}
The film received a Golden Film (100,000 visitors),{{cite web|url=https://www.vprogids.nl/cinema/lees/artikelen/nieuws/2003/Gouden-Film-voor-Van-God-los.html|title=Gouden Film voor Van God los|website=VPRO Gids|date=May 13, 2003|access-date=November 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527034006/https://www.vprogids.nl/cinema/lees/artikelen/nieuws/2003/Gouden-Film-voor-Van-God-los.html|archive-date=May 27, 2024}} and won three Golden Calves.{{cite web|url=https://www.tijd.be/cultuur/algemeen-cinema/phileine-en-van-god-los-grote-winnaars-gouden-kalf/932837.html|title=Phileine en Van God Los grote winnaars Gouden Kalf|website=De Tijd|date=October 6, 2003|access-date=November 8, 2024}}
Cast
- Tygo Gernandt as Maikel Verheije
- Angela Schijf as Anna Sprengers
- Egbert Jan Weeber as Stan Meijer
- Diego Teixeira as Stan, 11 years old
- Huub Stapel as Herbert Meijer
- Johnny Lion as Johan Schreurs
- Pim Lambeau as Mrs. Van de Velde
- Frits Lambrechts as Mr. Van de Velde
- Mads Wittermans as Sef
- Selma Avkapan as granddaughter of Osman
- Tamar Avkapan as Nadir
- Marnie Blok as Arnie
- Mark Kleuskens as Cop
Background
The movie is based on the real life of the “Gang from Venlo”, that left a trail of death and destruction in the North-Middle Limburg area from 1993 till 1994. The most notorious incident is known as the “Carnival Murders”. During the 'farmer's wedding', an event at the carnival of 1994, the old couple Sjeng and Ferda van Rijn were murdered in a robbery.
In the movie names were changed out of respect for the people involved. There are also differences in the run-up to the incidents in the film. The incidents themselves however occurred in real life.
Many of the members of the Gang from Venlo are still unknown. It is also unclear who committed which crime. In 1997 18 men were convicted and received varied sentences from 10 years to life in prison. Seven murders, committed in cold blood, could be proven in court. The exact number of murders committed by the Gang from Venlo is uncertain. It is certain that three bodies that were found belonged to victims of the Gang from Venlo. The other four bodies were never found, and thus there are still doubts as to whether these four other murders actually happened.
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0288861|Godforsaken}}
{{Pieter Kuijpers}}
Category:2003 crime drama films
Category:2000s Dutch-language films
Category:2000s Turkish-language films
Category:Films set in the Netherlands
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Category:Dutch crime drama films
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Category:Films about organized crime in the Netherlands
Category:Films directed by Pieter Kuijpers
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