Downtown
- Director: Michiel van Erp
- Writer: Frank Houtappels
- Producer: Jorn Baars, Alexander Blaauw, Peter Bouckaert, Monique Busman, Stephanie Leliaert, Maarten Swart, Karina van Tol, Michiel van Erp
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In 1988, three young gay men, Ronnie, Lennart and Bas, throw themselves into Amsterdam’s nightlife scene. It’s a life full of friendship, sex and drugs. Until the mysterious AIDS virus casts a shadow over their lives and one of them disappears after becoming infected. Thirty-two years later, in the middle of the 2021 lockdown, Ronnie recognises the missing Bas in the subway. An evening unfolds that none of them had expected to see, but which had been in the air for years. The AIDS epidemic has had a major impact on all three of their lives. Where they lost each other 32 years ago, they hope to find each other again.
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Cast & Characters
Yorick van Wageningen ... Ronnie
Hans Kesting ... Lennart
Abke Haring ... Mara
Barry Atsma ... Klaas
Roeland Fernhout ... Bas
Daniel Cornelissen ... Ronnie (jong)
Thor Braun ... Bas (jong)
Tijn Docter ... Hans
Thomas Ryckewaert ... Ed
Jesse Mensah ... Reneé
Coen Bril ... Sven
Sebastián Mrkvicka ... Lennart (jong)
Valentijn Benard ... Tjebbo
Marco Sleeswijk ... Henk
Noah Valentyn ... John
Ward Weemhoff ... dokter Blom
Noel Deelen ... Verslaggever
Jennifer Niejadlik ... Demonstrant
Jeff Aendenboom ... Martijn
Thom Vendrik ... Medewerker advocatenkantoor
Jelle Hoekstra ... ober Mankind
Janusz Madej ... Lou
Dries Alkemade ... Demonstrant
Meriyem Manders ... Verpleegster
Arne Luiting ... Mark