Aaron Rookus — Playwright (3)

Movie

Idyllic (2025)
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埃仁·如可斯 actor: Omar Ahaddaf / Denise Aznam …
other title: De idylle / 田园诗 …
Victor wonders if he’s too late to join dating games in his 40s. His sister Annika, an opera singer, wonders how different life could have been after receiving a surprising medical diagnosis. Their grandmother wonders if she should end her life right away. These are people who embark on a heartfelt quest for the perfect fulfillment of life, which proves to be a near impossible task.

Movie

Woensdagen (2012)
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Aaron Rookus actor: Viktor Griffioen / Tyn Hageman
other title: 星期三 / Wednesdays
每周的星期三,8岁小男孩克里斯(Tyn Hageman 饰)都会由男青年威廉(Viktor Griffioen 饰)看护陪同,前往社区的游泳池玩耍。他们游泳、滑水、嬉戏打闹,运动之后还会一起吃薯条。可是就在这愉快一天结束前,威廉向克里斯提出了一个惊恐的要求......

Movie

A Good Life (2015)
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Aaron Rookus actor: Jonas Smulders / Mathias Vandevijver …
other title: 美好生活 / Een goed leven
A Good Life (With A Happy Ending) is about the unusual relationship between Helen, a widow who ends up in dire financial straits from one day to the next, and the student, Joeri (Jonas Smulders), who finances his wild and luxurious lifestyle by working as a gay escort. One Night Stand series offers 'new', talented directors and screenwriters the chance to make a contemporary film of fifty minutes and so to take an important step in the development of their talent. The theme of this edition is 'Secret Love'. These films are broadcast on television and premiere at the Dutch Film Festival.