TULIPANI: LOVE, HONOUR AND A BICYCLE

TULIPANI: LOVE, HONOUR AND A BICYCLE–  Netherlands/Italy/Canada, 2017, 90’

Director: Mike van Diem

Cast: Ksenia Solo, Gijs Naber, Giancarlo Giannini, Lidia Vitale, Donatella Finocchiaro, Giorgio Pasotti, Michele Venitucci, Anneke Sluiters

After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the heat of Puglia. Due to his fairylike trade, his passionate love-life and his turbulent scuffles with the dubious local business practices, he becomes a living legend—to then suddenly disappear…

Festivals & awards: Premiered at IFF Toronto 2017; IFF Tallinn Black Nights 2017: Panorama – Audience Award; IFF Edinburgh 2018