De boer die zou gaan emigreren

Overview

For three years, documentary filmmaker Geertjan Lassche followed the strong-willed farmer Heijmen Brouwer (61) from Leusden, who, slogging through dung and mud and assisted by his 77-year-old half-blind hand Hendrik, steers his shabby farm along the Dutch legislation and rules. Then, on New Year's Eve 2006, farmer Brouwer decides he has had it with his fatherland's control freakery. 'One half of Holland controls the other half. I'm completely fed up.' Brouwer wants to emigrate to France, taking along his livestock (which fits in two huge trucks), Hendrik and his girlfriend.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 25, 2008

Original language

Dutch

Spoken languages

Dutch

Countries

Netherlands

Director

Geertjan Lassche

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1503106