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Jeroen Houben

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Jeroen Houben

Born February 17, 1987 · Haelen, The Netherlands (age 39)

Jeroen Houben (/jə'ruːn 'huːbən/ yuh-ROON HOO-ben) is a Dutch director, screenwriter and composer. After graduating from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, Houben made several acclaimed short films, including Plaster and Home Suite Home. His feature debut Your Mother Should Know drew over 100,000 visitors to Dutch cinemas, earning a Golden Film Award. His second feature film, Torch Song,…

Known For

WolfWolf · 2013
Wolf
★ 6.72013
MovieDramaThriller
A promising kickboxer struggles to resist the temptations of a life of crime.
PlasterPlaster · 2015
Plaster
★ 6.22015
MovieComedyFamily
Pelle is a shy 12-year-old dreamer. During a family holiday he comes to realize he can’t stay a wallflower forever and is determined to change his ways, although the circumstances are far from ideal.
Torch SongTorch Song · 2025
Torch Song
★ 8.32025
MovieDramaMusic
An eccentric former pop singer visits her estranged half-brother and turns his life upside down when she finds a muse in his girlfriend.
RabatRabat · 2011
Rabat
★ 6.62011
MovieDrama
Three friends drive from Holland to Morocco to deliver a taxi to a family friend, but the trip turns out more complicated than expected.
NocturneNocturne · 2019
Nocturne
★ 5.22019
MovieDrama
On the very eve of shooting his debut film, a harried young director struggles to balance fiction and reality as he spends one fever dream of a night searching for the inspiration that eludes him.
Your Mother Should KnowYour Mother Should Know · 2018
Your Mother Should Know
★ 6.82018
MovieComedyRomance
A young photographer moves back in with his mother and has to adjust to his old hometown. Things get more challenging when she appoints him as her dating coach in order to spend more time together.
Home Suite HomeHome Suite Home · 2015
Home Suite Home
★ 7.52015
MovieComedyRomance
Ludwig is an aging hotel inspector who’s become bored with his luxury lifestyle. When he meets a young woman in Paris, it might just be the wake-up call he needed.
Mix TapeMix Tape · 2011
Mix Tape
2011
Movie
Spanish exchange student Lily is unable to settle down in the crowded city of Amsterdam. The mix tapes she records for herself drown out the sound of the city, yet her social isolation remains. When she finds out about a musician living in the same building, she reaches out.

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