Film

Sportsman of the Century

2006 · 1h 40m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

6.8

In the year 2000, a jury convenes in Friesland to elect the Sportsman of the Century. One man, Sake Wiarda, tries to convince his fellow-jury members not to nominate a sports hero like Abe Lenstra, but to give preference to the Frisian pole-squatter Taeke Jongsma. In flashbacks, Wiarda tells his audience the life story of this worker's son, who since childhood tries to escape the oppression of the working class in the thirties. Taeke finds out he is a splendid pole-squatter, but his record attempts are repeatedly thwarted by his great rival in love. Against the background of the historical changes in the previous century, the love story gradually unfolds between the pole-squatter and the farmer's daughter.

Jochum ten Haaf

Taeke

Ricky Koole

Tjitske

Bastiaan Ragas

Rintje

Pepijn Gunneweg

Jonge Sake Wiarda

Loes Haverkort

Swobkje

Stefan de Walle

Hylke Meinsma

Sipke Visser

Jonge Taeke

Ida Poortinga

Jonge Tjitske

Rick Nicolet

Oude Tjitske

Peter Franke

Oude Taeke

Rients Gratama

Rients

Jan Arendsz

Leraar

Cees Heyne

Commissaris van de Koningin 1997-2000

Robin Douma

Jonge Rintje

Harald Warmbrunn

Oude Rintje

Lou Landré

Sake Wiarda

• Mischa AlexanderDirector · Writer
• Emjay RechsteinerProducer
• Paul VoorthuysenProducer

Release date

April 6, 2006

Status

Released

Original language

Western Frisian

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, Comedy