Fresh
Imagine a Mike Leigh film set in Holland with motorbike stunts, packed with authentic action sequences and sexual frankness...
Derek Adams, Time Out
Spetters
There is no such thing as simple love
1980 · 2h · R
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Overview
Amateur dirt-bikers Rien and Hans–and their mechanic Eef–each fall in love with Fientje, a young woman who, with her brother Jaap, works a concession stand at the races. Everyone seeks a better life: Fientje wants out of the business and away from Jaap; and Rien and Hans aim to make their marks as pro racers, like their hero, Gerrit Witkamp.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A resolutely humorless (though sometimes unintentionally funny) Dutch movie about three young men who dream of finding fame and fortune in motorcycle racing and, instead, find themselves. The search is unrewarding and seems interminable.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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