Filmmaker Louis van Gasteren reconstructs the life of Amsterdam poet, composer and actor Hans van Sweeden, who took his own life at the age of twenty-four in 1963. Through interviews with friends, relatives and contemporaries, alongside archival material, the film becomes both an intimate portrait of Van Sweeden and a broader account of a young generation searching for freedom, identity and new ways of living in Amsterdam during the 1950s and 1960s.
Released in 1983, Hans, Life Before Death is a documentary film (Netherlands). It was directed by Louis van Gasteren. The cast is led by Jan Cremer, Willem Nijholt and Hans van Sweeden. With a runtime of 2h 35m, the film averages 6.8/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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