“Embrace your suffering.”
Victor wonders if he’s too late to join dating games in his 40s. His sister Annika, an opera singer, wonders how different life could have been after receiving a surprising medical diagnosis. Their grandmother wonders if she should end her life right away. These are people who embark on a heartfelt quest for the perfect fulfillment of life, which proves to be a near impossible task.
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Cast
25 people
Hadewych Minis
Known for
Borgman
Toni Erdmann
Eelco Smits
Also in
The Ring
Pink Moon
Beppie Melissen
Known for
Stricken
The Heineken Kidnapping
Nabil Mallat
Known for
Into the Night
The Day
Isacco Limper
Also in
Deep Shit
Één Grote Familie
Shane Redondo
Also in
Football Parents
Patience
Eli Rietveld
Johan
Also in
Silent Fear
Goodbye Stranger
Omar Ahaddaf
Concierge
Known for
Away
Denise Aznam
Tirza
Known for
The East
Thomas Cammaert
Speeddate Jeff
Known for
Van der Valk
Sonny Boy
Siawaash Cyrroes
Mohammed
Also in
The Golden Hour
Best Friends
Ype Driessen
Nurse
No other roles listed
Aaron Rookus Director · Sten Šeripov Composer Emo Weemhoff Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.7M · First release February 1, 2025 · Produced in Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,730,599
Production
Studio Ruba
Production
Polar Bear Films
Production
Allfilm
Production
Netherlands · Belgium · Estonia
Produced in
The Idyll
Working title
Languages
Original title
De Idylle
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · German
Release dates
Netherlands · February 1, 2025
Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Netherlands · February 7, 2025
Limited theatrical · IFFR in Groningen
No release date listed for United States.
Indonesia
June 14, 2025 · Premiere · Europe On Screen
Netherlands
March 13, 2025 · Theatrical
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