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TULIPANI, LOVE, HONOUR AND A BICYCLE

by Mike van Diem

synopsis

After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.

international title: Tulipani, Love, Honour and a Bicycle
original title: Tulipani, Liefde, Eer en een Fiets
country: Netherlands, Italy, Canada
sales agent: Atlas International Film GmbH
year: 2017
genre: fiction
directed by: Mike van Diem
film run: 90'
release date: NL 21/09/2017
screenplay: Mike van Diem, Peter van Wijk
cast: Gijs Naber, Ksenia Solo, Giancarlo Giannini, Donatella Finocchiaro, Giorgio Pasotti, Lidia Vitale, Michele Venitucci, Peter Schindelhauer, Anneke Sluiters, Elena Cantarone
cinematography by: Luc Brefeld, Lennert Hillege
film editing: Jessica de Koning
art director: Harry Ammerlaan
costumes designer: Ornella Campanale
music: Jim McGrath, Ari Posner
producer: Don Carmody, David Cormican, Hans de Weers, Elwin Looije
co-producer: Corrado Azzollini, Claudio Bucci, Kęstutis Drazdauskas
executive producer: Joris van Wijk, Michel Vandewalle
line producer: Francesco Papa
production: Fatt Productions, Draka Productions
backing: MiBACT, Eurimages, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Fondazione Apulia Film Commission

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