Jean van de Velde — Director (8)

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The Price of Sugar (2013)
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other title: Le prix de la liberté / ¿Cuánto costó el azúcar? …
A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave Mini-Mini's. While Lynda is slowly embittered by the hard life in the colony, Mini-Mini gets a chance at her own happiness. The question is, if she dares to seize that chance, as this happiness is at the expense of her mistress and half sister?

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The Silent Army (2008)
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other title: 沉默的军队 / Wit licht
爱德华·祖德韦奇在非洲经营着一个小餐馆,在妻子突然过世后,爱德华必须一人承担起照顾儿子汤姆斯的重任。当得知儿子最好的朋友阿布被非洲反叛军虏走强行训练成娃娃兵时,爱德华没办法拒绝儿子的请求,为了重获儿子对自己的尊重,爱德华必须竭尽权利把阿布从发叛军手中解救出来。

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lek (2000)
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让·范德费尔德 actor: 凯斯·杨森 / 瑞奇·库勒 …
other title: 泄漏 / Leak …
Based on a book about an infamous real scandal in the Dutch crime scene, the film aims at exposing the horrors caused by corruption on both sides of the law. A rookie policeman is coerced into obtaining secret information from a childhood friend turned gangster. The childhood friend turns informant. But his revelations are hardly the most important "leaks" in the story. In fact, the new relationship between old friends goes all wrong, and the young policeman becomes increasingly involved in a deadly web of lies, crimes, treason, and revenge, all seemingly out of control.

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An Act of Defiance (2017)
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让·范德费尔德 actor: 彼得·保罗·穆勒 / Antoinette Louw …
other title: Bram Fischer / 액트 오브 디파이언스
Apartheid is rampant in South Africa, 1963. When ten men are arrested on a farm in Rivonia for conspiring to commit sabotage and violent acts against the repressive S. African government, tenacious lawyer Bram Fisher steps up to the challenge as lead counsel. He soon finds that political leader Nelson Mandela is also on trial. Mandela urges his fellow defendants to plead not guilty and shine light on the systemic corruption against the African people. As the outcome of the trial looks bleak, Mandela gives his famous "I'm Prepared to Die" speech, discussing how the ANC's resistance is justified. But will Mandela's impassioned speech save these men's lives?0324