The Northerners
About The Northerners
A black comedy set in the 1960s in a small Netherlands community, populated by a cast of eccentrics, all of whom hold a range of sexual obsessions and frustrated desires.
The Northerners is a 1992 comedy film directed by Alex van Warmerdam. Jack Wouterse stars as Jacob, Annet Malherbe as Martha, Rudolf Lucieer as Anton, and Leonard Lucieer as Thomas.
Released in April 1992, it runs 103 minutes. Written by Aat Ceelen and Alex van Warmerdam.
Shelv files it under whimsical, neighbor, mysterious, and suburb. In the United States it streams on Brew. It scores 6.9 out of 10 from 66 TMDB voters.
How to Train Your Dragon 2, Game Night, and Last Night in Soho make useful companions to The Northerners, all filed under dark comedy.