Love is the Word
2013 · 102 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Romance
Love is the Word is a moving, romantic and funny coming-of-age drama about the magic of first love and the misery of first lost, set in 1978: the year 'Grease' hit the big screen.
Directed by Pieter Kuijpers · Written by Edward Stelder
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- B Bram van Schie Bart Geraedts
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Ella-June Henrard Moniek Verheije -
Lies Visschedijk Mother -
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge -
Huub Stapel -
Michel Sluysmans
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