Feb 27, 1986
100 min
Full-HD

Abel (1986)

An extremely weird comedy revolving around the life of 31- year-old Abel, who has never left home (literally). After failing with doctors and psychiatrists, Abel's father Victor brings home Christine, a friend, in an attempt to teach Abel basic social skills. But Victor's wife Duif accuses him of having an affair, and in the ensuing row Abel is thrown out into the street. But help is at hand when he runs into kind-hearted stripper Zus - whose show Victor is obsessed with…

Category

Comedy

Country

Netherlands

Companies

First Floor Features Orkater Foundation VPRO

Alex van Warmerdam

Abel

Henri Garcin

Victor

Olga Zuiderhoek

Duif

Annet Malherbe

Zus

Loes Luca

Christine

Peer Mascini

Director

Marc van Warmerdam

Fishmonger

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