''Love in a Bottle'' is a Dutch

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directed by

Paula van der Oest Paula van der Oest (born 1965) is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. Her 2001 film '' Zus & Zo'' was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. With her final exam at the Dutch Film and Television Academy, ''Zinderend' ...

Plot

Two people in different countries fall in love over videocalls during the

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Reception

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liked the film but said the plot got quite straining at points. The film also received mixed reviews from

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and

Algemeen Dagblad The ''Algemeen Dagblad'' () or ''AD'' () (English: "General Daily Paper") is a Dutch daily newspaper based in Rotterdam, Netherlands. History and profile ''Algemeen Dagblad'' was founded in 1946. The paper is published in tabloid format and is ...

References

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* 2021 films Dutch romantic comedy films 2021 romantic comedy films 2020s English-language films {{Netherlands-film-stub