To Play or to Die

Spelen of Sterven (To Play or to Die)
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Directed by	Frank Krom
Produced by	Maria Peters Hans Pos Dave Schram Jose Steen
Written by	Frank Krom Anne van de Putte
Story by	Anna Blaman
Starring	Geert Hunaerts Tjebbo Gerritsma
Music by	Ferdinand Bakker Kim Hayworth
Cinematography	Nils Post
Edited by	Sander Vos
Distributed by	Shooting Star Film Distribution BV
Release dates	1990
Running time	47 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

To Play or to Die (Dutch: Spelen of Sterven) is a 1990 Dutch gay-related psychological drama film directed by Frank Krom in his directorial debut and co-written by Krom and Anne van de Putte based on a story by Anna Blaman.

Plot

Kees is an intelligent, introverted teenager bullied relentlessly at school by the athletic Charel and his friends. After a particularly humiliating incident, Kees invites Charel over in order to exact revenge against his tormentor.

Cast

• Geert Hunaerts as Kees van Wouden
• Tjebbo Gerritsma as Charel
• Joost Hienen as Charel's friend
• Cock van der Lee as Charel's friend
• Mike Starink as Charel's friend
• Marc van Uchelen as Charel's friend
• Diane Lensink as Mother
• Wim Van Der Grijn as Father
• Hilde Van Mieghem as French Teacher
• Titus Muizelaar as Phys. Ed. Teacher
• Simon Gribling as Math. Teacher

Reception

While there are no critical reviews, the film received mixed reviews from audiences, holding a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 72 user reviews, with an average rating of 3.3/5.^[1]

References

1. "To Play or to Die (1990)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

External links

• To Play or to Die at the Internet Movie Database
• To Play or to Die at Rotten Tomatoes