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Nederland leest Oeroeg

20092h 56m

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Good to know

Release date: 2009-10-24
Runtime: 2h 56m
Language: Dutch
Status: Released
Country: Netherlands
Studio: Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (CPNB)

About Nederland leest Oeroeg

Nederland leest Oeroeg is a 2009 movie in the TV Movie genre, starring Ahmed Aboutaleb, Hedy d'Ancona and Abdelkader Benali. It has a runtime of 2 hours 56 minutes. Below you can see where to watch Nederland leest Oeroeg in Switzerland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Reading relay of the novel 'Oeroeg' by Hella Haasse by eighty well-known and lesser-known Dutch people. Each person reads a page aloud, after which the book is passed on to the next reader. Philip Freriks, news anchor and ambassador for Nederland Leest, opens the reading relay. Director Shireen Strooker concludes it. 'Oeroeg' is Hella Haasse's debut novel from 1948. Haasse tells the story of the friendship between an Indonesian boy and the son of a Dutch administrator at a tea plantation in the Dutch East Indies before the Second World War. Gradually, the two boys grow apart. When the narrator, the Dutch boy, returns to the Indies—which has not yet quite become Indonesia—after studying in Delft, their estrangement turns out to have grown into a chasm. The final sentence reads: "Am I forever a stranger in the land of my birth, on the soil from which I do not wish to be uprooted? Time will tell."

Cast

Ahmed Aboutaleb

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Hedy d'Ancona

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Abdelkader Benali

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Noraly Beyer

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Naima El Bezaz

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Marion Bloem

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Peter Blok

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Michiel Borstlap

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Aaf Brandt Corstius

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Remco Campert

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Bart Chabot

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Adriaan van Dis

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Frequently asked questions

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How long is Nederland leest Oeroeg?+

Nederland leest Oeroeg has a runtime of 2 hours 56 minutes (176 minutes).

Who stars in Nederland leest Oeroeg?+

Nederland leest Oeroeg stars Ahmed Aboutaleb, Hedy d'Ancona, Abdelkader Benali, Noraly Beyer and Naima El Bezaz.

When did Nederland leest Oeroeg come out?+

Nederland leest Oeroeg is a 2009 movie.

What genre is Nederland leest Oeroeg?+

Nederland leest Oeroeg is TV Movie film.

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