''Little Sister'' ( nl, Zusje) is a Dutch award-winning

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released in

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and directed by

Robert Jan Westdijk Robert Jan Westdijk (born 2 November 1964) is a Dutch film director. He was born in Utrecht. His 1995 directorial debut film, '' Little Sister'', won a Golden Calf for Best Feature Film. Filmography *'' Little Sister'' (1995, released in Dutch as ...

. ''Little Sister'' earned the Special Jury Prize at the 8th

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in February 1997. It also won the

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for

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Plot

Martijn, after the absence of many years, starts following around his sister Daantje with a movie camera. He claims to make a documentary about her. Soon unravels an unresolved issue from a distant past that Daantje doesn't want to be reminded of anymore. It gradually becomes clear how Martijns obsession for his younger sister arose.

Cast

Kim van Kooten Kim van Kooten (born 26 January 1974 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a Dutch actress and screenwriter. In international cinema, she is best known for the 2003 Dutch/US co-production ''Phileine Says Sorry'', filmed partly in New York City, in wh ...

as Daantje * Romijn Conen as Martijn (credited as Martijn Zuidewind) * Hugo Metsers as Martijn (voice) * Bert Pot as Martijn, subjective camera * Roeland Fernhout as Ramon * Ganna Veenhuysen as Ingeborg * Hannah Risselada as Little Daantje * Michael Münninghoff as Little Martijn * Alenka Dorrele as Mother Zuidewind * Peter Idenburg as Father Zuidewind * Taco Keer as Bas * Marianne Jeuken as Neighbour * Carl Wünderlich as Marketender *

Herman Brood Hermanus "Herman" Brood (; 5 November 1946 – 11 July 2001) was a Dutch musician, painter, actor and poet. As a musician he achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and was called "the greatest and only Dutch rock 'n' r ...

as Ramon's upper neighbour * Eulalia Montseré as Spanish friend

References

External links

* {{Golden Calf for Best Feature Film 1995 films 1990s Dutch-language films 1995 drama films Films set in the Netherlands Incest in film Films about siblings Dutch drama films