The South

The South

87 mins | Drama | Jan. 24, 2004

Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her breasts. After she is humiliated when Loe, one of her employees, is startled by the discovery of her prosthesis during foreplay, she imprisons him in the laundry plant. As Loe is slowly dying in imprisonment, Martje loses contact with reality and starts imagining having a family with him.

The South

87 mins | Drama | Jan. 24, 2004

The South
Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her breasts. After she is humiliated when Loe, one of her employees, is startled by the discovery of her prosthesis during foreplay, she imprisons him in the laundry plant. As Loe is slowly dying in imprisonment, Martje loses contact with reality and starts imagining having a family with him.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Zentropa Entertainments, Isabella Films B.V., Cosmokino
Original title Het Zuiden
Directors Martin Koolhoven
Writers Mieke de Jong

Cast

Monic Hendrickx

as Martje Portegies

Frank Lammers

as Loe de Koning

Olga Louzgina

as Galina

Nazmiye Oral

as Leyla

Bart Klever

as Martje's ex-boyfriend

Ina Geerts

as Dorien

Chris Comvalius

as Farida

Catalijn Willemsen

as Martje's ex-boyfriend's wife