Jaap and Maartje have been together almost 50 years. Grumpy old Jaap is no longer terribly interested in doing much, but Maartje, despite her occasional confusion, is still keen to embrace everything life has to offer. When the couple receive a letter from an old holiday friend, Maartje manages to convince her reluctant husband to visit him in Southern Europe. After many years, the pair get into their old car to embark once more on a journey through a completely changed Europe - bickering all the way, but also uncovering one memory after another. During their trip, Jaap reaches the painful conclusion that his wife is showing increasing signs of dementia. Realising that everything is about to change, they rediscover just what it is they love about each other.
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Cast
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Leny Breederveld
Maartje Vermeiden
Known for
Sonny Boy
The Northerners
Martin van Waardenberg
Jaap Vermeiden
Known for
The Marathon
Wito Geerts
Jérémy
Also in
WILL
Het verhaal van Vlaanderen
Bert Kettermans
Autoduwer
Also in
Hidden Assets
Familie
Trudy de Jong
Corry
Denis Simonetta
L'homme ivre sur la place
Known for
An Affair of Love
Bad Banks
Ivan Pecnik
Garagist
Known for
Come As You Are
Labyrinthus
Michiel B.L. Korte
Jonge Jaap
No other roles listed
Melina Tomassone
L'amoureuse
No other roles listed
Jelle de Jonge Director · Marijn de Wit Writer Jurriaan van Nimwegen Editor
Worldwide gross $2.7M · United States release October 17, 2025 · Produced in Belgium, Netherlands
Box office
Worldwide gross
$2,689,985
Production
Menuetto
Production
EO
Production
Umami Media
Production
Hazazah Pictures
Production
Belgium · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
De terugreis
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · French · Spanish
Release dates
Netherlands · March 13, 2024
Premiere
Netherlands · March 21, 2024
Theatrical
United States · October 17, 2025
Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
Brazil
September 18, 2025 · Digital
Finland
May 9, 2025 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 19, 2025 · Premiere · European Union Film Festival
Indonesia
June 13, 2025 · Premiere · Europe On Screen
South Korea
June 9, 2025 · Premiere · Seoul International Senior Film Festival
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