That Has Never Been My Name
That Has Never Been My Name
1999, Dutch. Directed by Eric Oosthoek.
Rianne and Freek have three adopted children. They have a stable and happy family until the eldest son, Gilles (17), doubts his parents' love and sets off in search of his roots in Belgium. The family atmosphere is disrupted. Freek manages to calm the conflicts by talking, but swallows a lot of feelings. This affects his health. Rianne doesn't know whether she can keep the family together on her own.
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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- Released
- 26 April 1999
- Original title
- Dat is nooit mijn naam geweest
- Written by
- Dick van den Heuvel
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That Has Never Been My Name runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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That Has Never Been My Name isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 April 1999. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed That Has Never Been My Name?
That Has Never Been My Name (1999) was directed by Eric Oosthoek and stars Ella van Drumpt, Gees Linnebank, Guido Kisman.