Happy Family
'N Beetje Verliefd
Synopsis
Thijs is a ripe-age Dutch tomato grower. His adult daughters plan to have him move in a skyscraper-flat, leaving home and professional life, but he takes his adolescent (half-)Moroccon grandson Omar's advice to refuse and keep living. Thijs even lets the cheerful rascal coach his love-life, which lands him on a blind date with Jacky, an energetic Flemish woman, who won't take no for an answer but turns up at his door-step till he consents, and soon drags him into evening life, preparing for a dance contest. Soon after Omar turns up, listless and lazier then ever, runaway from school and home. The obvious reason for the horny hound's hanging head is a girl: Mergal is foxy, Turkish and as smitten as he, but her burly big brother Erhan will only allow a boy to go steady with her who has proven himself his better on the field in the traditional manly sport of oil-wrestling. Now Thijs...
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Ad van Kempen
Thijs
Geert de Jong
Jackie
Yes-R
Omar
Tjitske Reidinga
Aafke
Plien van Bennekom
Vonne
Sabri Saad El-Hamus
Tarik
Fatma Genç
Meral
Sadik Eksi
Erhan
Luk D'Heu
Jeff
Frieda Pittoors
Maria
Gene Bervoets
Guy
Helmert Woudenberg
Dokter Nico
Yahya Gaier
Ab
Sedat Mert
Adem
Juliette de Wijn
Directrice bejaardenflat
Jos van der Donk
Hielke
Koen van der Donk
Sietse
Micha Hulshof
Sander
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$800K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$966K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
1.21x
+$166K net gain
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Martin Koolhoven
- Screenplay & Story
- Maarten Lebens
- Original Score
- Martijn Schimmer, Yesser Roshdi
- Original Title
- 'N Beetje Verliefd
- Country of Origin
- Netherlands
- Spoken Languages
- Dutch
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Budget
- $800K
- Worldwide Gross
- $966K
- Production Studios
- Max TV, Waterland Film, Revolver Amsterdam
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Martin Koolhoven
Maarten Lebens
Martijn Schimmer, Yesser Roshdi
Job ter Burg
Wilant Boekelman, Jan van der Zanden
Department Leadership Roster
Martin Koolhoven
Director
Maarten Lebens
Writer
Wilant Boekelman
Producer
Jan van der Zanden
Producer
Job ter Burg
Editor
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Frequently Asked Questions About Happy Family
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What is Happy Family about?
Thijs is a ripe-age Dutch tomato grower. His adult daughters plan to have him move in a skyscraper-flat, leaving home and professional life, but he takes his adolescent (half-)Moroccon grandson Omar's advice to refuse and keep living. Thijs even lets the cheerful rascal coach his love-life, which lands him on a blind date with Jacky, an energetic Flemish woman, who won't take no for an answer but turns up at his door-step till he consents, and soon drags him into evening life, preparing for a dance contest. Soon after Omar turns up, listless and lazier then ever, runaway from school and home. The obvious reason for the horny hound's hanging head is a girl: Mergal is foxy, Turkish and as smitten as he, but her burly big brother Erhan will only allow a boy to go steady with her who has proven himself his better on the field in the traditional manly sport of oil-wrestling. Now Thijs...
Who directed Happy Family?
Happy Family was directed by Martin Koolhoven.
Who stars in Happy Family?
The principal cast of Happy Family includes Ad van Kempen, Geert de Jong, Yes-R, Tjitske Reidinga, Plien van Bennekom.
When was Happy Family released and how long is it?
Happy Family was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.
What was the box office and production budget of Happy Family?
Happy Family had a reported production budget of $800K and grossed $966K at the worldwide box office (1.21 return on budget, classified as a budget recovered).
Who composed the musical score for Happy Family?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Happy Family was composed by Martijn Schimmer, Yesser Roshdi.