A thrilling love story between the young boxer Vincent and the German Eva, who soon has to marry with the middle-aged Dirk to save her family. While the war starts in the Netherlands their impossible love inflames. May 14, 1940, the day that the centre of Rotterdam is bombed and the young lovers lose sight of each other.
From different time perspectives, Sloophamer tells the story of 55-year-old Dirk, who one Friday afternoon returns to his house in the pleasant street where he leads a happy life. He is proud of the house he has converted into a snug little palace with his own hands. But then, suddenly, a wrecker's ball knocks a gaping hole into the outside wall. Dirk's wife quickly explains that the house is going to be demolished, but the bull-headed Dirk refuses to vacate the place. Still, the overseer of the demolition team wants to finish the job before the weekend. To 'smoke out' the couple, he makes their situation increasingly dire. Water, gas and electricity are cut off and the anti-riot squad is even on standby. While Dirk is cheered as a hero by sympathisers, the overseer decides to go upstairs and terminate the predicament. There, he finds a different man than he had imagined. It slowly becomes clear that Dirk is out of touch with reality.
The three crooks lure Bassie and Adriaan to Curacao to take care of them once and for all. This doesn't go as planned. Back in The Netherlands Bassie wins a trip to the USA in a TV quiz and takes Adriaan on a tour of the whole country. What they don't know is that de Baron, B100 and Handige Harry are on their trail.
An unknown man asks Bassie and Adriaan to track down packages throughout Europe. To find the packages they have to solve all kinds of strange riddles. On their quest for the packages they travel through the whole of Europe and discover beautiful and interesting places. What they don't know is that De Baron, Handige Harry and B100 are trying to lure them into an ambush. Thus begins an exciting but beautiful adventure!
이른 아침, 운하를 가로지르는 다리에서 목을 매인 시체가 발견된다. 그것도 그냥 살해된 것이 아니라 예리한 흉기로 수없이 난자되어 그 형태조차 판별하기 어려울 정도인 것. 암스테르담 시경은 네덜란드 최고의 수사관 에릭을 반장으로 하는 전담수사반을 편성, 수사에 착수한다. 노련한 에릭은 부검결과를 바탕으로 범인은 스쿠버 다이빙과 관계 있다고 판단, 네덜란드 전국 스쿠버 다이버들을 수사선상에 올린다. 그러나 수사는 전혀 진전이 없고, 같은 수법의 살인은 또 일어나는데...
Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the Dutch 1984 title suggests. He is a scamp with a heart of gold. He causes havoc in the classroom pouring ink over his teacher yet when a polio-crippled boy joins the class Ciske is one of the only children to befriend him and is bullied as a result. His mother works in a bar and Ciske helps out often late into the night - his father is at sea and his mother supplements her income with prostitution. Ciske is also a very angry young man and he smoulders with rage at life's injustices.
