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Documentary

VPRO icon Wim Brands died on April 4, 2016. He was known to the general public as a presenter of the VPRO Boeken program and also closer, with six collections of poetry to his name. This documentary about his life and work, built entirely from archive material, pays tribute to this television personality. A portrait in which attention is also paid to his complicated relationship with death. With a.o. Karl Ove Knausgård, David Sedaris, Ellen Deckwitz and Pieter Boskma. Brands' work merges with his rich inner life and that he chose death at the age of 56 casts a shadow over everything.

Directed byDavid Kleijwegt

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Status
Released
Language
NL
Released
February 20, 2025
Studios
VPRO

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring
Wim Brands

Wim Brands

Self, archive material

Karl Ove Knausgård

Karl Ove Knausgård

Self

David Sedaris

David Sedaris

Self

Creative team
Directed by
David Kleijwegt
Produced by
Joyce Feijen

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