Joram Lürsen’s The Resistance Banker [+lire aussi :
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Joram Lürsen has been working for Dutch television and film since 1990 and is probably best known nationwide for his 2007 romantic comedy Love is All [+lire aussi :
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Produced byDutch FilmWork, NL Film, Nanook Entertainment and Belgium’s Mollywood in co-operation with Evangelische Omroep and Belgium’s Zilvermeer Productions, The Resistance Banker will be soon included in Netflix’s global line-up. The Los Gatos giant is in charge of world distribution, together with the production outfit Dutch FilmWorks. The project has also benefitted from generous tax incentives, offered by the Federal Government of Belgium and the Netherlands Film Fund.

As of today, seven Dutch films have been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film, three of which have won the award: Fons Rademakers's The Assault in 1987, Marleen Gorris’ Antonia's Line in 1996 and Mike van Diem’s Character in 1998.