Taartman

2009 1h 17m NL

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5.0

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★5.0TMDB · 3

ComedyCrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Pastry chef Ben van Bommel runs a hitherto successful bakery, but lately run into trouble with the tax service. In order to save his business, he succumbs to criminal temptation. So he's persuaded to bake a cake with a valuable 'secret ingredient': smuggled drugs. Nobody could have foreseen the wide ramifications, such as who ends up saving Ben's bacon.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jaap Spijkers
Ben van Bommel
Sylvia Hoeks
Tara
René van 't Hof
Guy
Rik Launspach
Bertrand
Betty Schuurman
Tine van Bommel
Eva van der Gucht
Carmen
Maartje van de Wetering
Assistant Bertrand
Martijn Fischer
Guido

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Annemarie van de Mond
Writers: Pieter Bart Korthuis
Languages: Dutch
Countries: Netherlands

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Annemarie van de Mond, shot by Hidde Boorsma. 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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Editor Sander Vos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jaap Spijkers and Sylvia Hoeks and René van 't Hof carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1331331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Annemarie van de Mond directs. Hidde Boorsma behind the camera. Sander Vos cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Netherlands. Dialogue in Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Annemarie van de Mond, shot by Hidde Boorsma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Sander Vos shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jaap Spijkers and Sylvia Hoeks and René van 't Hof carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1331331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.