Ben Sombogaart

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Ben Sombogaart

Born August 8, 1947 · Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands (age 79)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ben Sombogaart (born August 8, 1947 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch film and TV director. His film Twin Sisters (2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Sombogaart, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Crusade in JeansCrusade in Jeans · 2006
Crusade in Jeans
5.92006
MovieAdventureFantasy
Dolf a 15 year old boy is sent back in time by a timemachine. Accidentally he is sent back to the Middle Ages. He is rescued by children who are part of a childrens' crusade, on their way to rescue Jeruzalem. During the trip Dolf finds out the danger is not coming from outside the crusade, but from within.
My Best Friend Anne FrankMy Best Friend Anne Frank · 2021
My Best Friend Anne Frank
6.82021
MovieHistoryWar
Based on the real-life friendship between Anne Frank and Hannah Goslar, from Nazi-occupied Amsterdam to their harrowing reunion in a concentration camp.
King of KatorenKing of Katoren · 2012
King of Katoren
7.62012
MovieFamilyAdventure
The seventeen year old Stach is faced with five impossible assignments he has to complete in order to become king. Things do not go as easily as the boisterous Stach had expected, especially when he is confronted with matters of life and death.
The Flying LiftboyThe Flying Liftboy · 1998
The Flying Liftboy
5.81998
MovieAdventure
Pupil Abel is the victim of Laura's nasty prank, yet gets accidentally blamed and overreacts. His ma withdraws him from school and gets him a job as lift-boy. But its' a special lift: when he pushes the forbidden green button, it takes him, Laura, Jozias Tump and Maria Klaterhoen to Manhattan. There he's mistaken by a rich woman who looks like his mother for her long missing son Johnny. When a police helicopter comes to tow the lift cabin, the Dutchmen get back in. It takes them to a Latin American country, Perugona. The new revolutionary leader realizes presidents live about one year, so he gives the job to Mr. Tump, who saved his life. The news coverage attracts Abel's and Johnny's family, in time for an even weirder finale.
Bride FlightBride Flight · 2008
Bride Flight
6.72008
MovieDrama
A romantic drama that charts the lives of three women from different backgrounds, forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides.
ZielemanZieleman · 2011
Zieleman
2011
MovieFamilyDrama
Eight-year-old Blanco unsuccessfully tries to reconcile his arguing family members by trying out all the possible ‘secret power trics’ he taught himself. The biggest trick however is that he finally decides to stop looking after other people.
Twin SistersTwin Sisters · 2002
Twin Sisters
6.82002
MovieRomanceDrama
1920s Germany. Two sisters aged six years, no sooner see their remaining parent buried when they are torn apart. Lotte goes to live with her upper middle class Dutch aunt in Holland, Anna to work as a farm hand on her German uncle's rural farm. The World War II impacts each of their lives and finally in old age they meet again.
The Boy Who Stopped TalkingThe Boy Who Stopped Talking · 1996
The Boy Who Stopped Talking
5.21996
MovieDramaFamily
Memo is a nine-year-old boy who lives in Turkey with his mother and little sister, while his father works in a Netherlands seaport. When war looms near his family home, Memo's father moves the family to be with him in the Netherlands. Memo is unhappy at having to leave his village, his best friend, Mustafa, and his job as a mail boy. Once installed in his father's basement flat, Memo begins his own protest at being removed from his home by refusing to speak.

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The Flying LiftboyThe Flying Liftboy · 1998
The Flying Liftboy
5.81998
MovieAdventure
Pupil Abel is the victim of Laura's nasty prank, yet gets accidentally blamed and overreacts. His ma withdraws him from school and gets him a job as lift-boy. But its' a special lift: when he pushes the forbidden green button, it takes him, Laura, Jozias Tump and Maria Klaterhoen to Manhattan. There he's mistaken by a rich woman who looks like his mother for her long missing son Johnny. When a police helicopter comes to tow the lift cabin, the Dutchmen get back in. It takes them to a Latin American country, Perugona. The new revolutionary leader realizes presidents live about one year, so he gives the job to Mr. Tump, who saved his life. The news coverage attracts Abel's and Johnny's family, in time for an even weirder finale.

Director

Mijn Franse tante GazeuseMijn Franse tante Gazeuse · 1996
Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse
7.51996
MovieFamilyComedy
Katootje lives in Droogbaak, a very neat municipality. And the neatest people in the whole town are Katootje's father and the neighbor. Katootje, who is almost eight, would like a pet, but she is not allowed to have one, especially not when the queen is visiting Droogbaak and the mayor is organizing a cleanliness competition. So it is not very convenient that her anti-authoritarian aunt Gazeuse and her fiancé, the feisty inventor O.J., unexpectedly come to stay at the Loire. Fortunately for Katootje, things become more fun and exciting at home, and O.J. helps her father in the fight against the cheating neighbor. Still, it takes a while for her father to learn his lesson: there are more important things in life than peace, cleanliness, and regularity.

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