giving original stories a home
We could celebrate the Dutch Cinema Premiere of Japp van Hausdens’s new feature THE MAN FROM ROME ! It has been a great night in the Eye Filmmuseum!
28/03/2023
“The Man from Rome is a powerfully acted drama that unites unusual plot elements”.
ARJAN WELLES from FILMTOTAL
“The Man from Rome beautifully shows the frustration, poverty and helplessness of a community that once thrived, but was gradually overlooked.”
BEREND JAN BOCKTING from deVolkskrant
Writer-director: JAAP VAN HEUSDEN Co-writer: ROGIER DE BLOK
Status: International Premiere Tallinn Black Nights FF on Nov. 10th 2023
Filippo is an unusual mixture of detective, scientist, and priest. He comes to a small Dutch town, send by the Vatican to investigate, and probably debunk, a miraculous statue of the virgin Mary. Little does he know that he’ll find a grieving community that won’t allow him to take away their miracle. And an enigmatic, mute young woman – helps to crack down Filippo’s certainties about his calling as a priest and as human being.
Production supported by Netherlands Film Fund, Film Fund Limburg, COBO Fund, Film und Medien Stiftung NRW, DFFF and Eurimages.
In Coproduction with IJswater Films NL, co-financed by Magic Media Production GmbH
Distributors:
Benelux Gusto Entertainment , Germany missingFILMs
Awards, Nominations & Selections:
@ Nederlands Film Festival (2023)
Nominated for Dutch Film Awards “Golden Calf” 2023
@ Limburg Film Festival (2023)