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2006 · 83 mins · Dutch
Starring
Gene Bervoets, Martin Koolhoven, Frieda Pittoors, Yes-R, Fatma Genç, Plien van Bennekom

Thijs, an aging Dutch tomato farmer, rejects his daughters’ plan to move him into a high‑rise flat, taking advice from his spirited half‑Moroccan grandson Omar. Omar becomes a love‑coach, landing Thijs a blind date with Jacky, a tenacious Flemish woman who drags him into nightlife and a dance contest. Meanwhile, Omar runs away, chasing Turkish girl Mergal, but her brother Erhan forces him to prove his worth in traditional oil‑wrestling.

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