Abel
7.4
Abel has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with…
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Alex van Warmerdam
Abel
Known for
Borgman
Waiter
Henri Garcin
Victor
Known for
The Pink Panther
The Woman Next Door
Olga Zuiderhoek
Duif
Known for
Penoza: The Final Chapter
Miss Minoes
Annet Malherbe
Zus
Known for
The Northerners
Borgman
Loes Luca
Christine
Known for
The Marathon
The Northerners
Peer Mascini
Director
Also in
Jesus Is a Palestinian
Masterclass
Marc van Warmerdam
Fishmonger
Known for
Waiter
Alex van Warmerdam Director · Otakar Votoček Writer Frans Weisz Writer
United States release February 27, 1986 · Produced in Netherlands · Production Orkater Foundation, VPRO
Production
First Floor Features
Production
Orkater Foundation
Production
VPRO
Production
Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
Production
Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · February 27, 1986
Theatrical
United States · February 27, 1986
Theatrical
France
May 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 15, 2002 · Physical · DVD
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