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A Little Life
A Little Life

A Little Life

The history of a friendship.

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DramaRomance

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In this worldwide bestseller, we watch four men over a period of more than thirty years: lawyer Jude, actor Willem, visual artist JB and architect Malcolm. The story is the history of their friendship, as they remain closely connected with each other during the rest of their lives. They develop their careers in the city where ambition and success are the indicators of a successful life: New York. Ivo van Hove adapts Hanya Yanagihara’s novel to theater and creates a penetrating performance.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Dutch

Runtime

250 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

23 September 2018

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Ramsey Nasr

Ramsey Nasr

Jude

Maarten Heijmans

Maarten Heijmans

Willem

Majd Mardo

Majd Mardo

JB

Edwin Jonker

Edwin Jonker

Malcolm

Hans Kesting

Hans Kesting

Caleb, Luke, and Taylor

Steven van Watermeulen

Steven van Watermeulen

Harold

Marieke Heebink

Marieke Heebink

Ana

Bart Slegers

Bart Slegers

Andy

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