Hans, Life Before Death
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Hans: Het Leven voor de dood (Hans, Life Before Death) is a documentary feature film about the life of the young composer Hans van Sweeden (1939-1963) and those who knew him intimately. The film is about the harrowing life of the musician, poet and actor Hans van Sweeden (1939-1963), who ended his life at the age of 24. Simultaneously, the film offers a poignant portrait of his contemporaries in the turbulent fifties and sixties and the children of the Nazis. It won the Golden Calf for Best Feature Film in 1983. Award of the Dutch film critics, 1983; the Belgian film critics Award, 1984; Best Dutch Documentary 1980-1990. (Wikipedia)
Status: Released
Released Date: 1983-01-01
Runtime: 155 mins
Director: Louis van Gasteren
Spoken language: Nederlands
Genres: Documentary
Original title: Hans, Life Before Death
Production Companies:
Production Countries: Netherlands
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