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Director:
Alex van Warmerdam
Writers:
Otakar Votocek (writer)
Alex van Warmerdam (writer)
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Release Date:
2 August 1991 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy See more »
Plot:
An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home (literally)... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
3 wins See more »
User Reviews:
Good, fruity, optimistic, colourful, comical and identifiable (among other) See more (6 total) »

Cast

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Alex van Warmerdam ... Abel
Henri Garcin ... Victor
Olga Zuiderhoek ... Duif
Annet Malherbe ... Zus
Loes Luca ... Christine
Arend Jan Heerma van Voss ... Psychiatrist
Anton Kothuis ... Magnetic Healer
Peer Mascini ... Director
Elmar Schiphorst ... Waitress
Marc van Warmerdam ... Fishmonger
Jan-Willem Hees ... Old Cyclist
Jeroen Henneman ... Dying Cowboy
Mieke Verdin ... Woman with Dog
Josse De Pauw ... Man with Dog
Otakar Votocek ... Man with a Cold
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Voyeur (USA)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Netherlands
Language:
Dutch
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:13 | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands See more »
Company:
First Floor Features See more »

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4 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
Good, fruity, optimistic, colourful, comical and identifiable (among other), 23 January 1999
Author: Dr. Strangelove from Tilburg, the Netherlands

Abel is a very amusing movie. It has been made with love and class. It has a very familiar odor of burned potatoes and crispy fishfingers. Life is sweet certainly when you are still within reach of your (obsessive) mother and notwithstanding the difficult relation to your strict dad. I could make this a lot longer but at this instant I just wanted to be the first person to add a comment. In short, very good movie !

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