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The Chosen One
The Chosen One

The Chosen One

Genres

Drama

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The two brothers Van der Laan, of strict religion, have been running Holland's most successful software company for 10 years when suddenly their financial manager leaves the firm. The lives of the brothers and their families get turned upside down when they hire a young hot shot financial specialist, in order to pursue their goal to bring the company to the NASDAQ.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Dutch

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

02 June 2006

Country

Netherlands

Cast

Pierre Bokma

Pierre Bokma

Peter van der Laan

Kees Prins

Kees Prins

Johan

Tijn Docter

Tijn Docter

Steven Kuipers

Katja Herbers

Katja Herbers

Marthe van der Laan

Monic Hendrickx

Monic Hendrickx

Aleid van der Laan

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