30/06/2016 - Menno Meyjes’ new film adapts Jessica Durlacher’s thriller novel De Held

The Hero by Menno Meyjes

Post-production on Menno Meyjes’ new feature, The Hero [+see also:
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Dutch actress Monic Hendrickx leads a cast that also includes Fedja van Huêt, Daan Schuurmans, Kitty Courbois, Hans Croiset, Susan Visser and Thijs Boermans.

Rachel van Bommel produced The Hero for Millstreet Films with the support of VPRO, CoBO and the Netherlands Film Production Incentive. The world premiere is scheduled for the opening night of the 36^th Netherlands Film Festival, which unspools from 21-30 September in Utrecht. The full programme of the upcoming Netherlands Film Festival will be unveiled on 7 September.