Once Upon a Ladder
2016, Dutch. Directed by Eva Zanen.
Incredibly enough, one day before the start of his pension and just hours before his 65th birthday, window cleaner Alfred suddenly finds himself stricken by vertigo. A 64-year and 364-day journey through glass and lather reveals why he is afraid to either go up or go down the ladder. And whilst he finds himself to be an accidental Cupid by hitting anyone but himself with his arrows, it’s not until that particular day, 44 years after meeting Dirkje for the first time, that he realizes he has to point the arrow at himself.
- Runtime
- 0h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Eva ZanenDirector
- Laus SteenbeekeAlfred sr
- Egbert Jan WeeberAlfred
- Judith NoyonsDirkje
- Joke TjalsmaDirkje sr
- Melody KlaverJenny
- Jochen OttenSenior
- Dave MantelBenedenbuurman Ben
- Olivier HerterAlfred (puber)
- Antonio Núñez RodríguezAlfred (12)
- Noa HarnischAlfred (6)
- Sjaan ZanenAlfred (baby)
- Christine van StralenJenny sr
Details
- Released
- 25 September 2016
- Original title
- Hoe het zo kwam dat de Ramenlapper Hoogtevrees Kreeg
- Written by
- Matthijs Bockting, Eva Zanen
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Once Upon a Ladder runs 47 minutes (0h 47m).
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Once Upon a Ladder isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 September 2016. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Once Upon a Ladder?
If you liked Once Upon a Ladder, try What's Love Got to Do with It?, Sex Appeal, The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure.
Who directed Once Upon a Ladder?
Once Upon a Ladder (2016) was directed by Eva Zanen and stars Laus Steenbeeke, Egbert Jan Weeber, Judith Noyons.