Joke Tjalsma

Samuel (35) and Sarah (33) Ofori, together with their daughter Faith (15), have fled their home country of Ghana. When working as a police officer, Samuel was on the trail of a corruption scandal, but has since then felt that his life is in danger. Finally, after years of waiting, they are offered housing in The Netherlands. Their new home is in a wealthy neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. The young family is amazed when they enter the beautiful, large house: could they finally start over here? However, their happiness proves to be short-lived, for, as Samuel begins to observe frightening events, this home turns out to be just the start of a disturbing new nightmare.

Incredibly enough, one day before the start of his pension and just hours before his 65th birthday, window cleaner Alfred suddenly finds himself stricken by vertigo. A 64-year and 364-day journey through glass and lather reveals why he is afraid to either go up or go down the ladder. And whilst he finds himself to be an accidental Cupid by hitting anyone but himself with his arrows, it’s not until that particular day, 44 years after meeting Dirkje for the first time, that he realizes he has to point the arrow at himself.

A normal class, ordinary children and a regular school teacher. Or not. The lives of the children in Mr Frans' class are turned upside down when they discover that he sometimes turns into a frog. And Sita is so fond of her teacher that she wants to protect him at all costs from all those dangerous animals... Based on the novel by bestselling Dutch author Paul van Loon.

Jack Oei (8) has two moms, is an only child and feels lonely. Jack’s biggest wish is a brother. But no matter how much he begs his moms, the little brother just doesn’t arrive. Jack decides to take matters in his own hands….

El eterno estudiante Thijs -de 32 años de edad- visita la casa de su hermana para poner una lavadora y allí conoce a Lisa, la niñera: una chica de dieciséis años de edad, con grandes ambiciones. Sin proponérselo, Lisa tiene un profundo efecto en Thijs, revelando una insatisfacción profundamente arraigada con su propio comportamiento pasivo.

Sanne (Hanna Obbeek) loves stories about ghosts and other mysterious things. Her father Lucas, is a famous ghost hunter. During a holiday Lucas is asked to chase ghosts of the former cruise ship 'Rotterdam'. Sanne is very happy to hear she and her little brother Thomas can come along. On the ship she meets ghost Bobby (Nils Verkooijen), a boy of her age, who has been wandering the ship since the sixties. Sanne decides to help Bobby.

Lea is an immaculate 30-something wife whose husband’s job in real estate allows her an enviably glossy lifestyle. The word ‘emancipation’ simply isn't in her vocabulary and as long as the money rolls in, all is rosy. So, when Harry Jr. arrives, she is a little traumatized at having to swap canapés for nappies.

A retired truck driver is fishing. He catches a tiny fish and throws it back. 'Do you fancy green beans tonight?', his wife asks him from behind her crossword puzzle. When they leave, they see that a group of Poles are catching huge fish, and eating them. The wife is incensed, but her husband is curious about the cheeky group. 'Why do they catch such big fish and he does not?' He puts on his top boots and starts investigating.

Frisian-spoken costume drama about the turbulent marriage between a writer and a socialist politician.

A woman takes revenge on her cheating husband by inviting his mistresses on their anniversary party. She thanks all of them and announces she's going to divorce him.

Felix never has any luck with relationships. To prove things he announces his engagement to model Donna, whom he only knows of a picture. After a relationship with Esther strands, he meets the mother of Donna by coincidence.

In the early 1980s, Edward Luyken had his own studio on the Lijnbaansgracht in Amsterdam. He also lived in the studio. In Celvast, diary images from that period are combined with shots of performances.