Movie: Longing

Top 3 Billed Cast

Hans van der Zanden
Hans van der Zanden

Father

Bas van der Velde
Bas van der Velde

Boy as a child

Willem van der Zanden
Willem van der Zanden

Boy as a grown-up

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