Vpro Movies

People detained under hospital orders work hard to return to society. Participating in a theatre project helps, but can also cause tension. Is it po...

By accident, Luc discovers the whereabouts of his brother Ad, who mysteriously disappeared fifteen years before. As it turns out, he is living with El...

The war on drugs has been going on for more than three decades. Today, nearly 500,000 Americans are imprisoned on drug charges. In 1980 the number was...

In 1988, Frans Bromet made the documentary 'A Step Back' for the VPRO. He wonders what it would mean if the economy were to shrink and whether we woul...

Frans Bromet in search of the bad influences of the modern management culture.

Short documentary on Japanese noise artist Merzbow by South African filmmaker Aryan Kaganof. Filmed on location at the Kamakura Temple, Japan, 1997.

The father of the seventeen-year-old Katinka is a huge fan of the Dutch comedian Hans Teeuwen. The small house of the Vermeulen family breathes him: t...

The biggest real estate developer in the world is – unsurprisingly - a Chinese. And he is convinced opportunities are equal for all in China. But do t...

A young man from Sudan creates an open forum where Dutch locals can freely ask him questions, sparking candid conversations that bridge cultural divid...

The former KGB archive in Kyiv was made public in 2017, allowing Ukrainians to view their personal dossiers from the Soviet era for the first time. Fo...

Vagabond Bob finds a suitcase belonging to stockbroker Peter and returns it to his hotel. There he meets Marion, who happens to be Peter's mistress. U...

Ron, the filmmaker’s father, has a brain injury that affects his ability to situate himself and retain memories. Upon realising that her father no lon...

A short docu film addressing issues like racism, homophobia and sexism within the popular sport football(soccer).

A documentary about young people from rural China who get payed to improve World of Warcraft characters for kids in the West.

Marieke and Sharan are intersex: born with a body that does not fit into the normative definitions of male or female. During their first meeting, they...

On 19 July 1965, the South-African poet Ingrid Jonker walked into the sea near Drieankerbaai in Cape Town at the age of 31. She left behind a little d...

After all men worldwide commit suicide, Joyce becomes hopelessly addicted to the past and longs for her lost love. Looking for a way to get her boyfri...