Godforsaken!

Godforsaken!

Rock Hard and In Your Face

2003 · 90 min · ★ 6.2 · Thriller, Drama, Crime

Two small town Dutch boys whose socially unnatural friendship is so close, they care nothing for human or divine rules and lose all grip on reality, sliding into violent crime.

Directed by Pieter Kuijpers · Written by Pieter Kuijpers

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