''Nachtrit'' (English ''Night Run'' or ''Night Ride'') is a 2006

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thriller film about the tribulations of an

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

taxi-driver, played by

Frank Lammers Frank Lammers (born 10 April 1972) is a Dutch television and film actor. In 2006, he won a "Best Actor" Golden Calf for his work in ''Nachtrit ''Nachtrit'' (English ''Night Run'' or ''Night Ride'') is a 2006 Netherlands thriller film about th ...

. The context is a vicious taxi war that was waged between two competing taxi companies in the city around 2000. We follow Dennis's daily life as he struggles to keep himself and his family afloat in an environment of treachery and ruthless savagery. The harder he fights, the deeper he gets into trouble, and the fewer options remain to him.

Cast

as Dennis van der Horst *

Fedja van Huêt Fedja van Huêt (born 21 June 1973, in The Hague) is a Dutch stage and film actor. Van Huêt received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was in the ensemble of the theater companies RO Theater and Theaterc ...

as Marco van der Horst * Peggy Jane de Schepper as Elize van der Horst * Zita the Quay as Maxje * Muhammad Chaara as Mahmoud *

Henk Poort Henk Poort (born 20 January 1956) is a Dutch actor and singer, who mainly plays in operas and musicals. Biography Henk Poort is a Dutch singer born in 1956. Poort's major roles include Erik (the Phantom) in the Dutch version of ''The Phantom o ...

as Uncle Jan Bremer *

Hans Kesting Hans Kesting (born 6 October 1960) is a Dutch actor. He appeared in more than fifty films since 1987. He was diagnosed with HIV in 1996. In 2016 he was awarded the Louis d'Or The Louis d'or () is any number of French coins first introduced by L ...

as Joris * Fred Schrijber as Ruud *

Bob Schrijber Robert Schrijber (born 3 March 1965) is a Dutch former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He currently runs his own MMA and Muay Thai team in Krommenie, Netherlands called Sports Academy Schreiber. His most famous students at the moment are UF ...

as Cees * Jeroen Willems as Joop Schroeder *

Jaap Spijkers Jaap may refer to: * Jaap Sahib, Sikh prayer * Jaap (given name) Jaap is a Dutch given name that is short for Jacob or Jacobus (Jacob or James in English). People with this name include: Academics * Jaap R. Bruijn (born 1938), Dutch maritime h ...

as Grimbergen *

Yorick van Wageningen Yorick van Wageningen (born 16 April 1964) is a Dutch actor who has performed in Dutch and American films, including ''The Chronicles of Riddick'' and the 2011 remake of ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''. Life and career Van Wageningen was b ...

as Taxi-driver *

Theo Maassen Theodorus Wilhelmus (Theo) Maassen (born 8 December 1966 in Oegstgeest, South Holland) is a Dutch comedian and actor who grew up in the village of Zijtaart (municipality of Veghel) in the Dutch province of North Brabant. He currently lives i ...

as Passenger * Caro Lenssen as Passenger

Reception

''Nachtrit'' premiered on 30 September 2006 at the

Dutch Film Festival The Netherlands Film Festival ( nl, Nederlands Film Festival) is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht. During the ten-day festival, Dutch film productions and co-productions are exhibited. Be ...

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. It was nominated for four Golden Calves—for best actor (won by Lammers), best supporting actor (won by van Huêt), best film, and best supporting actress. Dutch film journalists voted it the best Dutch film of 2006. In 2007, Lammers was nominated for a

Rembrandt Award The Rembrandt Award was a Dutch film award. Initially created in 1993, it was not awarded between 1999 and 2006, but was recreated in 2007 by René Mioch.. It has not been awarded since 2015. 2007 *''Zwartboek'' – Best Dutch Film * Daniël ...

(best Dutch actor).Awards for ''Night Run''
at IMDb

References

External links

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