The South
2004, Dutch. Directed by Martin Koolhoven.
Martje is the manager of a successful laundry service, but in her personal life she struggles with her self-image after the amputation of one of her breasts. After she is humiliated when Loe, one of her employees, is startled by the discovery of her prosthesis during foreplay, she imprisons him in the laundry plant. As Loe is slowly dying in imprisonment, Martje loses contact with reality and starts imagining having a family with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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- Released
- 24 January 2004
- Original title
- Het Zuiden
- Country
- Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark
- Written by
- Mieke de Jong
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The South runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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The South isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 January 2004. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The South?
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Who directed The South?
The South (2004) was directed by Martin Koolhoven and stars Monic Hendrickx, Frank Lammers, Oksana Akinshina.