Sportsman of the Century

Sportsman of the Century (2006)

Drama

In the year 2000, a jury convenes in Friesland to elect the Sportsman of the Century. One man, Sake Wiarda, tries to convince his fellow-jury members not to nominate a sports hero like Abe Lenstra, but to give preference to the Frisian pole-squatter Taeke Jongsma. In flashbacks, Wiarda tells his audience the life story of this worker's son, who since childhood tries to escape the oppression of the working class in the thirties. Taeke finds out he is a splendid pole-squatter, but his record attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his great rival in love. Against the background of the historical changes in the previous century, the love story gradually unfolds between the pole-squatter and the farmer's daughter.

Director: Mischa Alexander

Casts

	Jochum ten Haaf as
	Ricky Koole as
	Bastiaan Ragas as
	Pepijn Gunneweg as
	Loes Haverkort as
	Stefan de Walle as
	Sipke Visser as
	Ida Poortinga as
	Rick Nicolet as
	Peter Franke as Oude Taeke
	Rients Gratama as Rients
	Jan Arendsz as Leraar

Crew