Directed by:
Diederick KoopalCinematography:
Jeroen de BruinCast:
Stefan de Walle, Martin van Waardenberg, Marcel Hensema, Frank Lammers, Mimoun Oaïssa, John Buijsman, Dragan Bakema, Georgina Verbaan, Martijn Lakemeier (more)Plots(1)
Four unathletic car mechanics in Rotterdam sign up for the Rotterdam Marathon to save their service station. The 010 equivalent of The Full Monty: social realism with a smile and a tear. Four blokes from Rotterdam have been working like brothers for years in the garage of one of them. When the fiscal worst comes to the worst, the quartet gets the brilliant idea to run the Rotterdam Marathon for financial sponsorship. The crippled garage hand Youssef assumes the role of team coach, whose only experience with sports is a game of cards. The comparison to All Stars is obvious, but in tone and sentiment this tragicomic debut by commercial maker Diederik Koopal is more closely related to The Full Monty. (Nederlands Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Stefan de Walle
Netherlands
Best movies:
Sportsman of the Century (2006)
De marathon (2012)
My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021)
Martin van Waardenberg
Netherlands
Best movies:
De marathon (2012)
Marcel Hensema
Netherlands
Frank Lammers
Netherlands
Best movies:
Black Book (2006)
Admiral (2015)
Wild Mussels (2000)
Mimoun Oaïssa
Morocco
Best movies:
The Devil's Double (2011)
The Dress (1996)
De marathon (2012)
John Buijsman
Netherlands
Best movies:
Enough! (2016)
Skin (2008)
De marathon (2012)
Dragan Bakema
Netherlands
Best movies:
My Queen Karo (2009)
Drift (2001)
De marathon (2012)
Georgina Verbaan
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Surprise (2015)
De marathon (2012)
Mr. Frog (2016)
Martijn Lakemeier
Netherlands
Best movies:
Zomer (2014)
Winter in Wartime (2008)
Sonny Boy (2011)
Loes Luca
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Northerners (1992)
The Dress (1996)
Voyeur (1986)
Manuel Broekman
Netherlands
Best movies:
De marathon (2012)
Taste of Love (2022)
Zwanger & Co (2022)
Mahjoub Benmoussa
Best movies:
De marathon (2012)
Dunya & Desie (2008)
Ad Knippels
Netherlands
Best movies:
Riphagen: The Untouchable (2016)
Accused (2014)
Love Is All (2007)
Cynthia Abma
Netherlands
Best movies:
De marathon (2012)
Saint (2010)
Silent Witness (1999)
Jaap Spijkers
Netherlands
Aat Ceelen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Little Tony (1998)
The Northerners (1992)
The Dress (1996)
Gerard Meuldijk
Best movies:
De marathon (2012)
Nanette Drazic
Netherlands
Best movies:
De marathon (2012)
The Paradise Suite (2015)
Joy Wielkens
Netherlands
Best movies:
Sonny Boy (2011)
De marathon (2012)
Fred van der Hilst
Netherlands
Best movies:
Bluebird (2004) (TV movie)
De marathon (2012)