''Dutch Girls'' is a 1985 film, released by the

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Company, produced by

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, directed by

Giles Foster Giles Foster has been an English television director since 1975, specialising in television dramas. He has also directed in Australia and in Germany (2012-2014). He wrote some television dramas in the 1970s. He is from Bath, Somerset and was edu ...

, and written by William Boyd. The film is about a group of teenage boys who go to the

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to play

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. On the trip they drink, smoke, and try to have sex with girls. It features several well-known actors who were young at the time —

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and

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Cast

as Neil Truelove *

as Lyndon Baines Jellicoe * Bill Paterson as Mr Mole *

as Dundine *

as Murray * Hywel Williams-Ellis as Lamb *Gusta Gerritsen as Romelia *

Sylvia Millecam Sylvia Maria Millecam (23 February 1956 – 19 August 2001) was a Dutch actress and comedian. She was featured regularly on Dutch television where she hosted several shows. Millecam also appeared in several Dutch movies and released two albums. ...

as Greetje *

Anne Wil Blankers Wilhelmina Cornelia Maria (Anne Wil) Blankers (born 21 October 1940) is a Dutch actress. She was awarded the Theo d'Or The Theo d'Or is a Dutch acting award, given annually to the actress with the most impressive leading role of the theater seaso ...

as Mrs Van Der Merwe *

Colin McFarlane Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'', Ulysses in the STARZ ...

as Mkwela *Erik Plooyer as Mr Van Der Merwe *Richard Torn as Kees Van Der Merwe *Stephanie Verwijmeren as Anna Van Der Merwe

References

Review of ''Dutch Girls'' at DVDtalk

External links

* * 1985 television films 1985 films 1980s coming-of-age comedy-drama films 1980s teen comedy-drama films 1985 independent films British coming-of-age comedy-drama films British independent films British teen comedy-drama films London Weekend Television shows Television series by ITV Studios Field hockey films Films set in Amsterdam Films with screenplays by William Boyd (writer) Films directed by Giles Foster 1980s English-language films 1980s British films British drama television films British comedy television films {{UK-tv-film-stub