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No Trains No Planes

Director: Jos Stelling
A day in the life of loser Gerard ends quite differently from what he expected.
Tragicomic feature covers one day in the life of the loser Gerard. He is planning to spend his last day in Café Centraal, because he has decided to end his life. As the day passes, we get to know the regulars: landlord Joop who keeps a close eye on his teenage daughter Rietje; the local femme fatale Paula with whom Gerard would like to do it just one more time; the 'intellectual' Jacques; the half-blind dog-lover Benny and a washed-out couple. When Gerard announces that he is leaving for Italy for good, that scarcely makes any impression. And when Paula also takes an interest in the German crook Klaus, Gerard resorts to his last chance: his brother, the famous singer Mario Russo. When Mario Russo appears, Gerard finally loses control of his last day. No Trains No Planes is inspired by the book Broederweelde by Jean Paul Franssens, whose De wisselwachter was also filmed by Jos Stelling.
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Title: No Trains No Planes
Year: 1999
Duration : 1 hour, 43 minutes
Type: Feature film
Edition: NFF 2005

Gouden Kalf nominees

Beste Scenario (1999)
Hans Heesen
Beste Acteur (1999)
Dirck van Dijk
Beste Scenario (1999)
Jos Stelling

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