A Little Life
The history of a friendship.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
250 min
Release Date
2018-09-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Dutch
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
10
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
8.7
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8.4
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5.0
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7.8
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0.0
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0.0
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6.7
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0.0
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10.0
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0.0
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7.0
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7.8
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6.4
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8.0
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7.4
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0.0
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7.0
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8.8
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0.0
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