El descubrimiento del cielo (2001)
Dios quiere recuperar los Diez Mandamientos originales. Sin embargo, no se le permite a ningún ángel viajar a la Tierra para conseguirlos. Los ángeles tienen que “crear” a un ser humano que sea lo suficientemente inteligente como para encontrar las Tablas de la Ley; alguien que esté dispuesto a sacrificar su vida con el fin de restituir las Tablas al Cielo. Así que los ángeles idean un plan ingenioso, a la vez que despiadado, para lograr su objetivo. El plan toma forma cuando en la Tierra se encuentran dos hombres, aparentemente por casualidad. Uno de ellos es Onno Quist, un lingüista excéntrico, hijo de un antiguo Primer Ministro. El otro es Max Delius, hijo de un padre nazi y de una madre judía.
Directora:
Jeroen Krabbé
Escritor:
Edwin de Vries
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Stephen Fry as Onno Quist |
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Greg Wise as Max Delius |
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Neil Newbon as Quinten Quist - 16 years |
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Will Bowden as Angel |
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Jeroen Krabbé as Gabriel |
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Flora Montgomery as Ada Brons |
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Dimitris Philippou as Quinten Quist - 4 years |
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Diana Quick as Sophia Brons |
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Gillian Barge as Onno's mother |
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Nettie Blanken as Coba |
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Victoria Carling as Margareth Quist |
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Loïs Dols de Jong as Granddaughter Quist |
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John Franklyn-Robbins as Onno's father |
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Geraldine Alexander as Trees Quist |
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Nicholas Palliser as Diederik Quist |
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Emma Fielding as Helga |
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Sean Harris as Bart Bork |
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Maureen Lipman as Figure 1 |
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Molly Hallam as Red Haired Protestor |
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Alex Lowe as Police Man |
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Rodney Baddell as Police Officer |
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Rob van de Meeberg as Oswald Brons |
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Heather Weeks as Female Student |
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Kumari Simmons as Girl in Auditorium |
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Valeriano Ramirez Monteco as 1st Cuban |
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Jesus Hernandez Diaz as 2nd Cuban |
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Krijn ter Braak as Man in Auditorium |
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Michael Cronin as War Documentation |
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Paloma Calle as 1st Female Soldier - Cuba |
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Edwin de Vries as Desk Soldier - Cuba |
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Vanessa Lozano as 2nd Female Soldier - Cuba |
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Inday Ba as Maria |
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Javier Lago as Revolutionary Speaker |
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Ramon Camín as Waiter - Cuba |
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Neville Phillips as City Official |
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Truus te Selle as Hospital Nurse |
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David Allister as Neurologist |
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Petra Laseur as Nurse at Birth |
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Timothy Bateson as Mr. Keller |
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Sheila Shand Gibbs as Mrs. Keller |
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Marjolein Sligte as Selma Kern |
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Clive Merrison as Theo Kern |
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Monique van de Ven as Ada's Nurse |
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Lars Oostveen as Journalist / TV Reporter |
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Philip Bowen as Politician |
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Terence Harvey as Party Chief |
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Daniël Boissevain as Helga's Killer |
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Sarah Winman as Ankie |
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Simon Greiff as Floris |
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Achille Brugnini as Elderly Man |
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Leon Lissek as Hotel Owner |
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Taly Shalom-Ezer as Security Guard Officer |
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Harry Landis as Ibrahim |
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Manex Recarte as Israeli Soldier |
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Ellen Vogel as Max's Mother |
| Writing | Edwin de Vries | Screenplay |
| Sound | Stefan Henrix | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Joyce Nettles | Casting |
| Editing | Kant Pan | Editor |
| Crew | Willem de Beukelaer | Stunts |
| Camera | Theo Bierkens | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yan Tax | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Winnie Gallis | Makeup Artist |
| Actors | Diana Wiersma | Stunt Double |
| Sound | James Harrison | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Ate de Jong | Producer |
| Sound | Henny Vrienten | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Jeroen Krabbé | Director |
| Visual Effects | Koen Vroeijenstijn | Visual Effects |
| Art | Edwin Kemper | Set Decoration |
| Art | Benedict Schillemans | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leendert van Nimwegen | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Nigel Galt | Editor |
| Crew | Harry Wiesenhaan | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Jelle Post | Visual Effects |
| Art | Jaap Verburg | Art Direction |
| Writing | Harry Mulisch | Novel |
| Production | Arnold Heslenfeld | Producer |
| Production | Heleen Rouw | Producer |