My Father Is an Airplane

My Father Is an Airplane
Theatrical release poster
DutchMijn vader is een vliegtuig
Directed byAntoinette Beumer
Screenplay byMaaik Krijgsman
Based onMijn vader is een vliegtuig
by Antoinette Beumer
Produced by
  • Frans van Gestel
  • Arnold Heslenfeld
  • Laurette Schillings
Starring
CinematographyDanny Elsen
Edited by
  • Axel Skovdal Roelofs
  • Lot Rosmark
Music byJoep Beving
Production
companies
Distributed bySeptember Film
Release dates
Running time
92 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
Budget$372,313[1]

My Father Is an Airplane (Dutch: Mijn vader is een vliegtuig) is a 2021 Dutch psychological drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer from a screenplay by Maaik Krijgsman, based on the novel of the same name by Beumer.[2] The film premiered as the opening film of the Netherlands Film Festival before its nationwide theatrical release.[3][4] The film was nominated for three Golden Calf awards, including Best Feature Film and Best Leading Role (Elise Schaap).[5] Both Algemeen Dagblad and NRC praised the film.[6][7]

Plot

References

  1. ^ "My Father Is an Airplane (2021)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ Tienhooven, Gudo (23 September 2021). "Antoinette Beumer: 'Ik werd gelukkig niet gek, maar schuurde er wel dicht tegenaan'" [Antoinette Beumer: 'Fortunately I didn't go crazy, but I did get close to it']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Nederlands Film Festival 2021 opent met Mijn vader is een vliegtuig" [Netherlands Film Festival 2021 opens with My Father Is an Airplane]. Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Premières Nederlands Film Festival voor het eerst door heel Nederland" [Netherlands Film Festival premieres throughout the Netherlands for the first time]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Elise Schaap en Fedja van Huêt maken kans op Gouden Kalf" [Elise Schaap and Fedja van Huêt have a chance to win the Golden Calf]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ Tienhooven, Gudo (22 September 2021). "Elise Schaap subliem in gelaagd psychologisch drama Mijn Vader is een Vliegtuig" [Elise Schaap sublime in layered psychological drama My Father Is a Plane]. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ Blokland, Robbert (21 September 2021). "Antoinette Beumer vertelt over de psychische problemen van haar vader: 'Ik heb mijn hele leven al terugkerende nachtmerries'" [Antoinette Beumer talks about her father's psychological problems: 'I've had recurring nightmares all my life']. NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 September 2021.


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