Ik Omhels Je Met 1000 Armen

A Thousand Kisses
Film poster
Directed byWillem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Written byRonald Giphart
Ruud Schuurman
Edward Stelder
Produced byHanneke Niens
Brechtje Schaling
Anton Smit
StarringTijn Docter
Carice van Houten
Catherine ten Bruggencate
Halina Reijn
Johnny de Mol
Edited byWouter Jansen
Distributed byA-Film Distribution
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
Budget€ 2,500,000

A Thousand Kisses (Dutch: Ik omhels je met 1000 armen) is a 2006 Dutch drama film directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen. It was based on the novel of the same name by Ronald Giphart.

Plot

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Giph (Tijn Docter) is a young security guard and writer. He has a girlfriend, Samarinde (Carice van Houten), who is a physician and model. They are on holiday in Spain with their friends. Giph's mother, Lotti (Catherine ten Bruggencate [nl]), has recently died. Giph plans to end the relationship after the holiday. Samarinde turns out to be pregnant, and the question arises whether Samarinde will have an induced abortion. However, she has a miscarriage. Giph loves Samarinde again and they continue the relationship.

A large part of the film consists of flashbacks, about Lotti's multiple sclerosis and euthanasia by lethal injection, and Giph's relationship with Samarinde.

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