''Frailer'' ( nl, Brozer) is a 2014 Dutch

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Mijke de Jong Mijke de Jong (born 23 September 1959) is a Dutch film director, screenwriter and producer. She is known for creating films such as ''Bluebird'' (2004), '' Frailer'' (2014), ''Layla M.'' (2016) and ''God Only Knows'' (2019). ''Layla M.'' was sel ...

. Initially intended as a sequel to her 1997 film ''Frail'' ( Broos), the film moves from fiction to documentary. It follows the main character played by

Leonor Pauw Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: *Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician *Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant *Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Sp ...

as she fights cancer in reality. The film also stars , and . It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the

2014 Toronto International Film Festival The 39th annual Toronto International Film Festival, the 39th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, was held in Canada from 4–14 September 2014. David Dobkin's film '' The Judge'', starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duv ...

. ''

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'' praised the "kaleidoscopic portrait of a strong, smart, very loveable middle-aged woman facing death" but found the blurring of reality and fiction rather confusing.

Cast

* Leonoor Pauw as Muis * Marnie Blok as Ted * Lieneke le Roux as Lian * Adelheid Roosen as Carlos

References

External links

* 2014 films 2014 drama films Dutch drama films 2010s Dutch-language films Films directed by Mijke de Jong {{Netherlands-film-stub