Name: Polder
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2023-03-09
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Jip Bartels, Sebas Berman, Steef Cuijpers

A refreshingly honest movie about an accurate topic. To have an inside in both the mind of the pigfarmer and the activist is an suprisingly nice touch.

Pigfarmer Ronald is struggeling to keep his head above water, while in the meantime activist Eric is getting angrier by the minute. The clash between these two is inevitable. Both have their reasons, both are understandable.

Set in the Dutch polder, it is very recognizable for a lot of people. The supermarkets play a big part in the story, even when they are not mentioned by name.

The unexpected end of the movie is like the cherry on the cake!

Dutch cinema often combines understated realism with offbeat humor, tackling moral ambiguity and social change. It balances intimate storytelling with bold, sometimes provocative, visual styles. Dutch films combine art-house sensibility with grounded storytelling, reflecting the country's open, yet quietly complex culture.

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The thriller genre features suspense, tension, and excitement. These stories are known for keeping audiences on the edge of their seats and delivering intense emotional experiences by revolving around high-stakes situations, dangerous conflicts, and the constant anticipation of unexpected events.

After the death of his wife, pig farmer Ronald (Jochum ten Haaf) is responsible for the care of their daughter and the farm. The ever stricter environmental requirements hang around his neck like a millstone. When, to make matters worse, animal activist Erik (Harm Duco Schut), unaware of Ronald's situation, starts an ever stronger hate campaign against him, Ronald is desperate.

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