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"Rock Hard and In Your Face"

2003 1h 30m NL

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6.2

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7.1

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 42★7.1IMDB · 5,000

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Synopsis

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Two small town Dutch boys whose socially unnatural friendship is so close, they care nothing for human or divine rules and lose all grip on reality, sliding into violent crime.

“Rock Hard and In Your Face”

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Cast

Angela Schijf
Anna Sprengers
Tygo Gernandt
Maikel Verheije
Egbert Jan Weeber
Stan Meijer
Mads Wittermans
Sef
Selma Copijn
Granddaughter Osman
Tamer Avkapan
Right hand Osman
Brader Torun
Osman Sukur
Marnie Blok
Mother Stan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pieter Kuijpers
Writers: Pieter Kuijpers, Paul Jan Nelissen
Languages: Dutch
Countries: Netherlands

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pieter Kuijpers, shot by Bert Pot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Het Paleis van Boem. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Job ter Burg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Angela Schijf and Tygo Gernandt and Egbert Jan Weeber carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Rock Hard and In Your Face".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pieter Kuijpers directs. Bert Pot behind the camera. Het Paleis van Boem scores. Job ter Burg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Netherlands. Dialogue in Dutch.

Trivia

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Directed by Pieter Kuijpers, shot by Bert Pot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Het Paleis van Boem. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Job ter Burg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Angela Schijf and Tygo Gernandt and Egbert Jan Weeber carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Rock Hard and In Your Face".
9IMDB entry: tt0288861 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.