''Duska'' (russian: Душка) is a

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Dutch film

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Jos Stelling Jos Stelling (born 16 July 1945) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Career He made his debut as a film director in 1974 with ''Mariken van Nieumegen'', which was selected for the official Cannes competition in 1975. In 1981 he founded t ...

. It was the Netherlands' submission to the

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for the

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, but was not accepted as a nominee. At the

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, where it was the opening film

Sylvia Hoeks Sylvia Hoeks (; born 1 June 1983) is a Dutch actress and former model, best known internationally for her roles in ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017) and ''The Girl in the Spider's Web'' (2018). Early life and education Hoeks was raised in Maarheeze, ...

won the Best Supporting Actress

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for her role as a cashier, while composer Bart van de Lisdonk was nominated for Best Music.

Plot

A socially inept middle-aged man is confronted with an unexpected guest even more clueless than himself in this comedy-drama. Bob (

Gene Bervoets Eugène Joanna Alfons "Gene" Bervoets (born 26 March 1956 in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a p ...

) is a film critic from the Netherlands who loves and understands the movies but doesn't have the same knack with the real world, especially the opposite sex. Bob is deeply infatuated with a woman (

) who works at the popcorn counter of his favorite movie theater, but while she sometimes flirts with him, he's too nervous to follow through. Bob decides he needs to be more bold if he wants to win his dream girl, but just as he's gathering his courage to lure her back to his apartment, he suddenly finds himself entertaining an unexpected guest. Duska (

Sergei Makovetsky Sergei Vasilievich Makovetsky (russian: Серге́й Васи́льевич Макове́цкий, born 13 June 1958) is a Soviet and Ukrainian-born Russian film and stage actor. Filmography Film *1982: ''To take live!'' *1983: ''Ekipazh ma ...

) is an even geekier movie buff Bob met at a film festival in Russia, and he's decided to take him up on his offer to let him stay at his flat if he's ever in town. While Duska is cramping the style Bob is trying to develop, the larger problem is that his new houseguest seems to be planning a long-term visit and Bob doesn't know how to get rid of him.

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* 2007 films 2007 comedy-drama films Films set in the Netherlands Films directed by Jos Stelling 2007 comedy films 2007 drama films Dutch comedy-drama films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub

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