Gillis Biesheuvel

Bijlmer Odyssey is a romantic comedy about two young lovers who were made for each other. Lost and separated from each other in a labyrinth of high-rise flats, they become entangled in comical adventures and meet colourful locals who ultimately help them find each other again. With a nod to the classical Odyssey of Homer, this heart-warming, big-city comedy of errors provides an unusual and enchanting view of the Bijlmer, a low-income estate district on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

While charismatic Hobi is out with his infant son during their weekly daddy day, he tries to sell his car, against his own wishes. Driven by a deep desire to move back to Aruba, and believing he can still save his marriage, he first has to settle some outstanding debts. But during the day, Hobi becomes increasingly entangled in his own excuses and will have to make a difficult choice.

A well-meaning but impulsive father takes his teenage daughter to the Moluccan neighbourhood of his youth, where unprocessed family trauma's put their relationship on edge.

An opinion columnist and author, subjected to constant misogynistic abuse on social media, snaps and goes on a killing spree against her online abusers.

The harried manager of a rundown RV park gets pulled into chaos after a troubled former child star arrives with problems in tow.

Former Amsterdam police detective Floris Wolfs has been transferred to the police department of the south-Dutch country town Maastricht. His metropolitan experience nicely complements the local expertise of his new country colleagues, who know the folks. Slowly he fits in, while solving countless crimes together with his female partner Eva van Dongen.

In Amsterdam Paradise we're witnessing the development of the relationship between Adam and Eva and see how it’s continually influenced and affected by dozens of other stories set in the city. Amsterdam Paradise is a shimmering mosaic narrative of the city, life and love.