Cloaca (film)

Cloaca is a 2003 Dutch film, directed by Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen. It is a film adaptation of the 2002 theatre play Cloaca written by Maria Goos, who wrote the scenario for the film as well. The leading roles celebrate men in their 40s who were formerly student friends but since then have let their relationship go stale. They are played by Gooss husband Peter Blok Tom, Pierre Bokma Pieter, Gijs Scholten van Aschat Joep, and Jaap Spijkers Maarten. Female roles were played by Caro Lenssen Laura, Elsie de Brauw Conny, and Marleen Stolz Russian prostitute. Eric Schneider acted in a supporting role as Brest, Pieters bosss boss.

If anyone can help him, it would be his old student friends Joep and Tom. Joep, a politician who is slated to become the next Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been turned out of his house by his wife Conny because he proved to have an extramarital affair with Jennie. He thought he would be able to stay at Toms, but Tom went insane a couple of months earlier as a result of cocaine abuse. As a lawyer, Tom wants to take the case of Pieter himself. Joep cannot help with Pieters problem now, because hes on the verge of being appointed. The rancid Maarten comes also his pretentious stage play The Wheel of Ixion is about to have its opening night, in which Joeps almost 18yearold daughter is to play Laura, a role where she stands naked on the stage. Joep is with him there and does not know that Maarten had sex with Laura.The friends celebrate Joeps birthday by hiring a prostitute for him, but that leads to tears from Joep and a brawl with Maarten who also wanted to use her services. The friends go to the premire of Maartens play. Joeps mistrust about his daughter acting in the play disappears. He gets a chance afterwards of a reconciliation with his wife, but bungles it totally. Tom goes crazy and goes into the city to obtain cocaine. Meanwhile Pieter tries to convince his colleagues to attest that the Van Goppels had been given to him. When the friends return to Pieter, they look back on their past. ........

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