Orazbaz, who lives in Uzbek, longs to leave his tiny fishing village. He becomes a stowaway on a ship thinking that he will end up in Manhattan. Instead he ends up in Rotterdam and is taken in by a lonely woman, but he is eventually betrayed by her jealous husband.
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Bekzod Mukhammadkarimov
Orazbai
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The Great Turan
Ariane Schluter
Katharina
Known for
Accused
Waiter
Rick van Gastel
Maarten
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The Flying Liftboy
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Dirk Roofthooft
Zeeman
Known for
Thieves of the Wood
Ferry: The Series
Sjamoerat Oetemratov
Vader
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Culnar Aidzjanava
Aydin
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Roef Ragas
Collega Zeeman
Known for
Breaking the Waves
Ad van Kempen
Kapitein
Known for
Winter in Wartime
Riphagen the Untouchable
Karamat Primbetov
Iso
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Leda Elueva
Bibigul
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Hans Magnus
Vreemdelingenpolitie
Ruurt de Maesschalck
Vreemdelingenpolitie
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Van der Valk
Ben van Lieshout Director · René Wiegmans Editor Bernadette Corstens Costume designer
First release October 1, 1997 · Produced in Netherlands, Uzbekistan · Languages Dutch, Uzbek
Production
Netherlands · Uzbekistan
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Languages
Original title
De verstekeling
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · Uzbek
Release dates
Germany · October 1, 1997
Limited theatrical
Netherlands · May 26, 1998
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