Another Mother (1996)
A widowed Latvian father's quest for a much-loved Dutch pen pal, whom he hasn't heard from in three decades, provides the basis of this comedy-drama. The father is accompanied by his traumatized and mute eight-year-old son whom he had to kidnap from a Riga hospital. Together, the two flee towards Holland where the father Yuris hopes to find his long-lost friend Marie, whom he remembers as a great beauty. During the long journey, father and son have several funny adventures, many of which occur because neither father nor son speak much Dutch. They finally arrive at Marie's door empty-handed. What they find, gives them little hope, for the lithe young idealist of Yuris' dreams has become middle-aged and cynical.
Director: Paula van der Oest
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Arys Adamsons as Elvis |
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Jānis Reinis as Juris |
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Anneke Blok as Karin |
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Peter Bolhuis as Buschauffeur |
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Geert de Jong as Marie |
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Hannah van Lunteren as Vanessa |
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Evert de Jager as Leo |
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Theu Boermans as Gerard |
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Georgette Reyevski as Moeder van Marie |
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Pēteris Liepiņš as Arts |
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David van Lunteren as Joep |
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Kim van Zeben as Harre |
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Dirk Roofthooft as Vrachtwagenchauffeur |
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Eelco Vellema as Vrachtwagenchauffeur |
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Roef Ragas as Vrachtwagenchauffeur |
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Stefan Jung as Vrachtwagenchauffeur |
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Bert Geurkink as Ober |
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Rob van de Meeberg as Nachtwaker |
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Joop Wittermans as Nachtwaker |
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Climax as Orkest bruiloft |
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Wiek Janssen as Man met hond |
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Jaap Spijkers as Stel in trein |
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Josine 't Hart as Stel in trein |
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Sacco van der Made as Schreeuwende zwerver |
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Paul Noppers as Bewaker politiebureau |
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Mineke Bakker as |
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Ger van der Grijn as |
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Jos van Hulst as |
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Roos Le Roux as |
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Joop Wittermans as Nachtbewaker |
| Writing | Paula van der Oest | Writer |
| Directing | Paula van der Oest | Director |
| Writing | Stan Lapinski | Writer |
| Production | René Scholten | Producer |
| Sound | Fons Merkies | Music |
