''Vox populi'' is a 2008 Dutch

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written and directed by

Eddy Terstall Eddie or Eddy may refer to: Science and technology *Eddy (fluid dynamics), the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle *Eddie (text editor), a text editor originally for BeOS and now ported to Linu ...

. The lead roles are played by

Tom Jansen Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in '' Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

Tara Elders Tara Johanna Elders (; born 17 January 1980) is a Dutch actress. She has been in Dutch films and TV series. She also was in the American film ''Interview'' (2007). Early life and education Tara Johanna Elders was born on 17 January 1980 in Am ...

, and

Johnny de Mol John Carel "Johnny" de Mol (born 12 January 1979 in Laren) is a Dutch actor and presenter. He is the son of John de Mol Jr. and Willeke Alberti Willeke Alberti (born 3 February 1945) (real name: Willy Albertina Verbrugge) is a Dutch singer a ...

Ton Kas Ton is the name of any one of several units of measure. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses. Mainly it describes units of weight. Confusion can arise because ''ton'' can mean * the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds ...

won a

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. Together with ''

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'' in 2004 and ''

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'' in 2007, it is part of a trilogy about contemporary Dutch society. It received mainly average reviews.

Plot

Jos Fransen ( Jansen) is a veteran politician experiencing a

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. He's the leader of the left-wing party Rood-Groen ''(Red-Green)'', but the party hasn't been polling well lately. His daughter Zoë ( Elders) starts dating

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officer Sjef ( De Mol). Sjef's father Nico ( Kas) is an authentic Amsterdam

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who hates politicians. Through the eyes of Sjef and Nico, Jos is starting to get a feel of how "the people" look at politics. Inspired by Sjef, Nico, and Sjef's Yugoslav

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Savo, Jos Fransen starts including more

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ideas into his, previously,

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party and starts rising in the

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s. This all much to the chagrin of his elitist fellow party members.

Cast

as Jos Fransen *

as Sjef * Esmarel Gasman as Nina *

as Zoë *

Bata Miodrag Milojevic Bata, Baťa, Baţa, Batá or BATA may refer to: Organizations * Bata Corporation, a multinational corporation * Bata Shoe Museum, a museum of the history of footwear in Toronto * Bay Area Toll Authority, the bridge toll administrator of the Sa ...

as Savo *

Femke Lakerveld Femke () is a Dutch feminine given name of West Frisian origin. Rare before 1960, its popularity peaked around 1980 and again around 2001. It is a diminutive of Femme or Fem, which rare forms increased in popularity in the 2010s.Ton Kas Ton is the name of any one of several units of measure. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses. Mainly it describes units of weight. Confusion can arise because ''ton'' can mean * the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds ...

as Nico *

Marion van Thijn ''Lily Was Here'' (original title in Dutch: ''De Kassière'', ''The Cashier'') is a 1989 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. One song from the film's soundtrack, performed by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart, was later released as a single ...

as Geesje *

Beppie Melissen Beppie Melissen (born 26 May 1951) is a Dutch actress. She won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award for her role in the 2019 drama film '' Romy's Salon''. Career Melissen is known for her role of Cor Hogenbirk in the television series '' Go ...

as Gees *

Hilde Van Mieghem Hilde Van Mieghem (born 14 April 1958, in Antwerp) is a Belgian actress. Filmography This is a partial list of films. Directing *2004: ''De Kus'' (English title '' The Kiss'') *2006: ''Love Belongs to Everyone'' *2010: ''Smoorverliefd'' (Belgian ...

as Peggy

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References

2008 films 2008 comedy films Dutch comedy films Dutch satirical films Dutch political satire films Films directed by Eddy Terstall Midlife crisis films 2000s Dutch-language films {{2000s-comedy-film-stub