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  1. Movies
  2. That Has Never Been My Name

That Has Never Been My Name

Original Title: Dat is nooit mijn naam geweest

1999
2h 1m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1999

Runtime

2h 1m

Storyline

Rianne and Freek have three adopted children. They have a stable and happy family until the eldest son, Gilles (17), doubts his parents' love and sets off in search of his roots in Belgium. The family atmosphere is disrupted. Freek manages to calm the conflicts by talking, but swallows a lot of feelings. This affects his health. Rianne doesn't know whether she can keep the family together on her own.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 1m
Apr 26, 1999
Languages
Dutch
Director
Eric Oosthoek

Top Cast

11 Cast Members

Ella van Drumpt

Gees Linnebank

Gees Linnebank

Guido Kisman

Alicia Lee Muller

Jeroen Spitzenberger

Jeroen Spitzenberger

Rosmarie Blaauboer

Elsje Scherjon

Elsje Scherjon

Arthur Boni

Rick Nicolet

Rick Nicolet

Paulien Leussink

Martijn Apitulay

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