Sportsman of the Century (2006)
Synopsis
In the year 2000, a jury convenes in Friesland to elect the Sportsman of the Century. One man, Sake Wiarda, tries to convince his fellow-jury members not to nominate a sports hero like Abe Lenstra, but to give preference to the Frisian pole-squatter Taeke Jongsma. In flashbacks, Wiarda tells his audience the life story of this worker's son, who since childhood tries to escape the oppression of the working class in the thirties. Taeke finds out he is a splendid pole-squatter, but his record attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his great rival in love. Against the background of the historical changes in the previous century, the love story gradually unfolds between the pole-squatter and the farmer's daughter.
Release Date: 2006-04-06
Runtime: 100 minutes
Director: Mischa Alexander
Top Cast
- Jochum ten Haaf as Taeke
- Ricky Koole as Tjitske
- Bastiaan Ragas as Rintje
- Pepijn Gunneweg as Jonge Sake Wiarda
- Loes Haverkort as Swobkje
- Stefan de Walle as Hylke Meinsma
- Sipke Visser as Jonge Taeke
- Ida Poortinga as Jonge Tjitske
- Rick Nicolet as Oude Tjitske
- Peter Franke as Oude Taeke
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