The Northerners (1992)

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Country: Netherlands
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1992-04-17
Director: Alex van Warmerdam
Writers: Alex van Warmerdam , Aat Ceelen
Language: Dutch
Stars: Jack Wouterse , Annet Malherbe , Rudolf Lucieer , Loes Wouterson , Leonard Lucieer , Alex van Warmerdam , Veerle Dobbelaere , Dary Some , Theo van Gogh , Jacques Commandeur
Runtime: 108 min
Awards: 7 wins & 3 nominations
AKA: De noorderlingen , Северяне (Russian Federation) , Die Noorderlinger (Germany) , Los norteños (Spain) , Ludzie z północy (Poland) , Les habitants (France, French Republic) , De noorderlingen (Netherlands the) , Lyckliga gatan (Sweden) , Északiak (Hungary) , Os do Norte (Brazil) , The Northerners , De Noorderlingen (Canada) , Utkantfolket (Norway) , Oi voreioi (Greece) , Pohjoisen asukkaat (Finland)
Plot: A surreal black comedy set in a decrepit 1960's housing development. When his mother is drawn into sainthood and the resulting frustrations of his father become too difficult to manage, Thomas, a young boy, becomes obsessed with events on the broadcast news. The liberation of the Belgian Congo is taking place and Thomas becomes Lumumba, one of the contenders as the Congo's new leader. He is encouraged in this escapism by Plagge, the postman who reads all the mail and knows all of the bizzarre and intimate secrets of the eccentric inhabitants of the estate.
IMDB:tt0105019