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Character(Movie, 1997)

Original title: "Karakter" (Dutch/NL)
2h 2min | Genres: History, Drama
CharacterRating: 3.7/5 (with 4242 votes)
Character (Dutch: Karakter) is a 1997 Dutch-Belgian film, based on the best-selling novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk and directed by Mike van Diem. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards. The film stars Fedja van Huêt, Jan Decleir, and Betty Schuurman. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Character

Academy Award for Best International Feature Film Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

About Character

In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Belgium, Netherlands
Shot in: Amsterdam
Plays in: Netherlands
Original language: Dutch (NL)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Dutch (NL)
Translated into 15 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Esperanto (EO), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), French (FR), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/17/1997
Director: Mike van Diem
Director of Photography: Rogier Stoffers
Keywords: law and ethics
Budget: 4,500,000 USD

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