''The Gang of Oss'' ( nl, De Bende van Oss) is a 2011 Dutch

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

period film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swas ...

directed by

André van Duren André van Duren (born 20 June 1958) is a Dutch film director. Career His 1992 film ''Heading for England'' won the Dutch Film Critics Award at the Netherlands Film Festival. In 2000, he directed the film '' Mariken'' which is based on Pet ...

starring

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, ...

and

Matthias Schoenaerts Matthias Schoenaerts (; ; born 8 December 1977) is a Belgian actor. He made his film debut at the age of 13 in '' Daens'' (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He is best known for his roles as Filip in ...

. It tells the story of a woman involved with the criminal gangs of the town of Oss in the Netherlands in the 1930s. The film is partly based on real events. The film won the

Golden Film The Golden Film ( nl, Gouden Film) is a film award recognizing domestic box office achievements in the Netherlands. The Golden Film is awarded to films from the Netherlands once they have sold . The award is an initiative by the Netherlands Fil ...

award after selling over 100,000 tickets at the box office.

Cast

as Johanna van Heesch *

as Ties van Heesch *

Pierre Bokma Pierre Henri Martin Bokma (born 20 December 1955 in Paris) is a Dutch Stage (theatre), stage, television and film actor. Bokma received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. In November 2007 he won an Internation ...

as Sal Hedeman *

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 t ...

as Harry den Brock *

Daan Schuurmans Daniël Adrianus Augustinus "Daan" Schuurmans (born 24 January 1972) is a Dutch actor. He is married to Dutch actress Bracha van Doesburgh and they have a daughter named Sophia and twins sons named Kees and Boris. Career Schuurmans began his car ...

as Wachtmeester Roelofse *Marcel Musters as Wim de Kuiper *

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 Van Schijndel *

Maria Kraakman Maria Kraakman (born 5 August 1975) is a Dutch actress. She won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award twice at the Netherlands Film Festival. Career Kraakman won the Golden Calf for Best Actress twice: for her role in the 2005 film ''Guernse ...

as Trees Biemans *

Benja Bruijning Benja Bruijning (born 28 October 1983) is a Dutch actor. Career Bruijning has played roles in the television series ''Flikken Maastricht'' (2009), '' Kinderen geen bezwaar'' (2010), '' Heer & Meester'' (2014), '' Dokter Deen'' (2012 – 2016) ...

as Jan *Elle van Rijn as Ellie

References

External links

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Official website
2011 films 2011 crime drama films Dutch crime drama films 2010s Dutch-language films Films about organized crime in the Netherlands Dutch historical films Films set in the 1930s Films about prostitution in the Netherlands Films set in the Netherlands Films shot in the Netherlands Films directed by André van Duren {{Netherlands-film-stub