He hasn't directed a proper Dutch feature film since Flodder 3 (Down and Do Not Disturb were both English-spoken), could this be his comeback? It sounds interesting.
it will be his comeback, he's gonna make another film right after this one: it's called: De Rekening. A thriller (which he can) with two of the best dutch actors Pierre Bokma and Gijs Scholten van Aschat
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I just saw the IMDb entry for De Rekening, I'm even more interested in that one now. Great to see this very unique Dutch director returning to the big screen.
I think one of the two will be pushed back, though. Don't think he can get both released in 2008.
Judging from the box office, people definitely haven't forgotten who Dick Maas is. The gross isn't on the scale of Flodder or anything, but it's very good.
I'm glad they didn't forget him and this is also very good for the Dutch cinema which needed a boost
Directors like Dick Maas make films for big audiences, so more people get to know the actors and maybe want to go to more Dutch films in which the new "stars" appear.