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A Little Life(2018)
Status: Released
Date: 2018-09-23
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Time: 4h 10m
The history of a friendship.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Dutch.
Countries:
Netherlands
ProductionCompanies:
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Movie: A Little Life
Top 8 Billed Cast
Ramsey Nasr
Jude
Maarten Heijmans
Willem
Majd Mardo
JB
Edwin Jonker
Malcolm
Hans Kesting
Caleb, Luke, and Taylor
Steven van Watermeulen
Harold
Marieke Heebink
Ana
Bart Slegers
Andy
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