---
title: 'Character (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mike van Diem'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/character-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119448/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Character (1997)

1997 · 125 min · Drama · Netherlands, Belgium

Original title: Karakter

## Synopsis

Character is a 1997 Dutch-Belgian historical drama film directed by Mike van Diem from a script he co-wrote with Laurens Geels and Ruud van Megen. It is based on the best-selling novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 70th Academy Awards. The film stars Fedja van Huêt, Jan Decleir, and Betty Schuurman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mike van Diem](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-van-diem)
- **Screenplay:** [Mike van Diem](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-van-diem), [Ruud van Megen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruud-van-megen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rogier Stoffers](https://cinepixo.com/people/rogier-stoffers)

## Cast

- [Marzena Kipiel-Sztuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/marzena-kipiel-sztuka)
- [Miranda Jongeling](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-jongeling)
- [Nico de Vries](https://cinepixo.com/people/nico-de-vries)
- [Nina Deuss](https://cinepixo.com/people/nina-deuss)
- [Paul R. Kooij](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-r-kooij)
- [Paul van Soest](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-van-soest)
- [Rick van Gastel](https://cinepixo.com/people/rick-van-gastel)
- [Willem Gomes](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-gomes)
- [Willem Westermann](https://cinepixo.com/people/willem-westermann)
- [Wim van der Grijn](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-van-der-grijn)
- [Wim Wiertz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wim-wiertz)
- [Wouter Steenbergen](https://cinepixo.com/people/wouter-steenbergen)
- [Yvonne Popa](https://cinepixo.com/people/yvonne-popa)
- [Zip Wertwijn](https://cinepixo.com/people/zip-wertwijn)
- [Marcel Hensema](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-hensema)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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