Nynke | |
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Directed by | Pieter Verhoeff |
Written by | Pieter Verhoeff |
Produced by | Hans de Weers Hans de Wolf |
Starring | Monic Hendrickx |
Music by | Cees Bijlstra |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | The Netherlands |
Languages | Frisian, Dutch |
The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (West Frisian title: Nynke) is a 2001 Dutch drama history film in the West Frisian language. It is a costume drama film about the life of Nienke van Hichtum and Dutch socialist and politician Pieter Jelles Troelstra. It is written and directed by Pieter Verhoeff.[1][2]
The film received a Golden Film (75,000 visitors) and Platinum Film in 2001. It also won two Golden Calves.[3] It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 74th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.