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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 sweltering heat of Puglia.
Acting
Giancarlo Giannini steals every scene as the befuddled town cop.
Cinematography
Puglia's sun-baked streets vs. Dutch gray—visual culture clash.

Director
Mike van Diem
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