Zomerhitte (Zomerhitte)

At first, there was a pretty good buzz about this flick. Indeed, it was another steamy thriller adapted from a book by Jan Wolkers, a famous Dutch writer, and it was Monique van de Ven's directing debut. The interesting thing is that, 40 years earlier, van de Ven made her acting debut also in an adaptation of a book written by Wolkers, 'Turks Fruit', and it turned out to be a huge success and one ... read more

14 months after loosing his partner while making a UNICEF documentary in Afghanistan, Dutch photographer Bob Griffioen's benefactor Federico Federici has landed him a National Geographic assignment on the Wadden island Texel. Shooting wildlife there, Bob meets hedonistic waitress-student Kathleen, who practices nudism on the beach. Alas, her boss and sugar-daddy 'the Mummy' is involved in major drug trade. Both lovers are soon dragged into it, without knowing if they even can trust each-other.