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Sleeping Rough

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Sudanese immigrant Majok (John Kon Kelei) finds life in the Netherlands disorienting and severely misses his homeland. Feeling like an outcast, he takes to sleeping on farmland with the cows. That is where he meets Jakob (Jan Munter), an elderly farmer who is also alone. Jakob, a war veteran bitter about his country's treatment of its soldiers, has isolated himself from friends and family. Slowly, Majok and Jakob form a deep friendship, and each evaluates his current situation.
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Eugenie Jansen

Director

Jan Munter

Jakob

John Kon Kelei

Majok

Willem Smit

Koos

Ingeborg uyt den Boogaard

Meiti

Miep Bos

Annie
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Synopsis Sudanese immigrant Majok (John Kon Kelei) finds life in the Netherlands disorienting and severely misses his homeland. Feeling like an outcast, he takes to sleeping on farmland with the cows. That is where he meets Jakob (Jan Munter), an elderly farmer who is also alone. Jakob, a war veteran bitter about his country's treatment of its soldiers, has isolated himself from friends and family. Slowly, Majok and Jakob form a deep friendship, and each evaluates his current situation.
Director
Eugenie Jansen
Producer
Wilant Boekelman, Jan van der Zanden
Screenwriter
Helena van der Meulen
Distributor
A-Film Distribution
Production Co
Waterland Film & TV
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Dutch
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 26, 2002, Wide
Runtime
1h 23m