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The Hell of '63 (2009)
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The Hell of '63 (2009)
Original name: De hel van '63
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Sport
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Januari 1963. Ondanks het barre weer besluit het bestuur van het Friese Elfstedencomité, onder druk van de media, met de kleinst mogelijke meerderheid van stemmen, dat de Elfstedentocht doorgaat. Tussen de duizenden die een startbewijs veroveren bevinden zich soldaat Henk Buma (Cas Janssen), boerenzoon Sjoerd Lelkama (Lourens van den Akker), arbeider Kees Ferwerda (Chris Zegers) en verpleegkundige Annemiek (Chava voor in 't Holt). Alle vier hebben zo hun reden om deze tocht der tochten te rijden. Door de dramatische en heroïsche gebeurtenissen zal deze Elfstedentocht, ook voor Henk, Sjoerd, Kees en Annemiek, als een van de meest legendarische de geschiedenis ingaan.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, bleak
Plot: athlete's life, against the odds, contests and competitions, forces of nature, changing lives, winter, motivation, dutch history, media, pregnancy, baby, mother daughter relationship, television, birth, skating, ambition, extreme sport, netflix
Time: 60s, 20th century, 1960s
Place: holland
Keyword: dutch

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Berlin '36 (2009)
Genre: Drama, History, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
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Time: 20th century, year 1936, 1930s
Place: germany, berlin germany
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Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
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Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1948
Place: london, england
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Seve (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 124 min.
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Duration: 110 min.
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Duration: 121 min.
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