Tiantan Awards nominated films released

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Matterhorn 虔诚的鳏夫

Country/Region: Netherlands

Production Companies: Column Film

Running Time: 87 minutes

Director: Diederik Ebbinge

Actor: Ton Kas--Fred

René van 't Hof--Theo

Synopsis: Fred, a widower, lives a lonely and utterly boring life that follows a regular pattern, including even an exact dining schedule; Theo, a mentally impaired tramp, stubbornly wants to live in Fred's house, which disturbs Fred's life. Unexpectedly, the two forms a team to perform "animal mimicry" shows for kid's birthday parties, and in spite of everything, the show becomes very popular. Fred even takes Theo with him on the trip to the Matterhorn, the place he made the marriage proposal to his wife, and the two have become soul mates since.