Dushka The Netherlands / Russia / Ukraine
2007, 110min.
Prod.: Hans de Weers, Hans de Wolf, Reinout Oerlemans, Script: Hans Heesen, Jos Stelling, Dir.: Jos Stelling, Dir. of Phot.: Goert Giltay, Compos: Bart van de Lisdonk, Prod. Design: Gert Brinkers, Sound: Jan Willem van de Brink, Edit.: Bert Rijkelijkhuizen.
Cast: Géne Bervoets, Sergei Makovetsky, Sylvia Hoeks, Ruslana Pysanka.
The best part of Bob’s life is already behind. Having devoted his life to cinema, he has visited a number of festivals as a movie critic, working now on a screenplay of his own. His muse and inspiration is the attractive, young and unattainable ticket seller from the movie theater across the street. But when Bob’s dream finally comes true and she visits him, a man named Dushka suddenly appears at his door. The man couldn’t choose time worse than that. Bob had met this friendly loser once at a Russian film festival, and in a reckless mood had invited him to drop by if ever in neighborhood. That was the worst thing he could have done; Dushka is not about to leave Bob, giving way to a unique tragicomedy full of unaccepted series of events to evolve.
Awards
Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actress (Netherlands Film Festival 2007)
Production Company
Eyeworks Egmond Film and Television
| Stelling, Jos  Jos Stelling (born 1945, Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Autodidact Stelling surprised everyone when his debut film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. Ever since, Stelling has produced and directed many (international) successes and was awarded with four Golden Calves, two Golden Gryphons (St Petersburg), a Rose d’Or in Montreux, a Lifetime Achievement Award in Waterville, Maine (USA) and an award for Major Achievement in World Cinema in the Czech Republic. Stelling has also initiated the Netherlands Film Festival.
Filmography
Mariken Van Nieumeghen (1974); Elckerlijc (1975); Rembrandt Fecit 1669 (1977); The Pretenders (1981); The Illusionist (1983); The Pointsman (De Wisselwachter, 1986); The Flying Dutchman (De Vliegende Hollander, 1995); The Waiting Room (De Wachtkamer, 1995); No Trains, No Planes (1999); The Gas Station (2000); The Gallery (2003); Dushka (2007)
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