Sportsman of the Century
Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp
Telegram
Pinterest
Email

Sportsman of the Century

6.8 / 10 | 1h 40m | Netherlands
2006 | Comedy | Drama | Romance
In the year 2000, a jury convenes in Friesland to elect the Sportsman of the Century. One man, Sake Wiarda, tries to convince his fellow-jury members not to nominate a sports hero like Abe Lenstra, but to give preference to the Frisian pole-squatter Taeke Jongsma. In flashbacks, Wiarda tells his audience the life story of this worker's son, who since childhood tries to escape the oppression of the working class in the thirties. Taeke finds out he is a splendid pole-squatter, but his record attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his great rival in love. Against the background of the historical changes in the previous century, the love story gradually unfolds between the pole-squatter and the farmer's daughter.

Cast List (20)

Mischa Alexander
Mischa Alexander
Director
Jochum ten Haaf
Jochum ten Haaf
Taeke
Ricky Koole
Ricky Koole
Tjitske
Rick Nicolet
Rick Nicolet
Oude Tjitske
Lou Landré
Lou Landré
Oude Sake Wiarda
Bela B.
Bela B.
Johannes
Loes Haverkort
Loes Haverkort
Swobkje
Bastiaan Ragas
Bastiaan Ragas
Rintje
Henk Kroes
Henk Kroes
Henk
Sipke Visser
Sipke Visser
Jonge Taeke
Ida Poortinga
Ida Poortinga
Jonge Tjitske
Peter Franke
Peter Franke
Oude Taeke
Harald Warmbrunn
Harald Warmbrunn
Oude Rintje
Pepijn Gunneweg
Pepijn Gunneweg
Jonge Sake Wiarda
Freark Smink
Freark Smink
Pijlsma
Rients Gratama
Rients Gratama
Rients
Riemer van der Velde
Riemer van der Velde
Riemer
Heinze Bakker
Heinze Bakker
Heinze
Marcel Faber
Marcel Faber
Douwe
Mischa Alexander
Mischa Alexander
Writer

Hot Genres

TRENDING

View more



Popular Searches