Orthodox Protestants in the Netherlands
EYE Cinema 2, Amsterdam |
Friday 13 February |
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Q&A with director Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal.
Does God Love Women?
Hilligje Kok is a deeply religious but free-spirited woman living in Staphorst. With humor and passion, she seeks to improve the position of women within her church as well as the orthodox Christian political party SGP. When her gay son Willem pays her a visit, she is thrown off-balance. If she strives for equality, why did she not show up at his wedding?
Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal (Netherlands)
Netherlands | 2013 | 61 min
Dutch spoken, English subtitled
http://www.houdtgodvanvrouwen.nl
Awards:
NL Award 2014; Grand Prix CIRCOM-Croatia 2014
Emile van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal studied Law and Anthropolgy, and was a professor at Leiden University until retirement. Many of his films were broadcast on Dutch public television (IKON). Does God Love Women is the last of three films about orthodox Christianity in the Netherlands.