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Count Your Blessings (1987): Cast

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Count Your Blessings is a 1987 comedy drama directed by Pieter Verhoeff, starring Marijke Veugelers as Karin de Bruin, Olga Zuiderhoek and Michiel Romeyn. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.

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Count Your Blessings (1987) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 36m (96 min)
Director
Pieter Verhoeff
Genres
Comedy , Drama
Original language
Dutch
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Count Your Blessings About?

The premise of Count Your Blessings without spoilers.

Blending comedy and drama, the film paints a vivid portrait of three families living on separate floors of an Amsterdam apartment block. The shared staircase becomes a metaphor for the hardships of urban life. On the top floor two students live, including the unemployed singer Karin with Harrie, while downstairs Wouter cares for his ailing mother.

Count Your Blessings Themes & Keywords

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  • female frontal nudity
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  • male rear nudity
  • bathtub
  • three word title
  • female nudity
  • female rear nudity
  • female pubic hair
  • hairy bush
  • amsterdam netherlands
  • working class
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  • nude male
  • dementia
  • mother son relationship
  • large dog
  • one year
  • house
  • female full frontal nudity
  • sex scene
  • irony
  • based on novel
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Cast & crew

Count Your Blessings Cast & Characters

Marijke Veugelers leads the cast as Karin de Bruin, with Olga Zuiderhoek as Barbara and Michiel Romeyn as Harry de Bruin. Directed by Pieter Verhoeff; 14 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Pieter Verhoeff

More films directed by Pieter Verhoeff: The Letter for the King, The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time and The Mark of the Beast.

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FAQ

Count Your Blessings FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Count Your Blessings, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Count Your Blessings?

Count Your Blessings runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).

When was Count Your Blessings released?

Count Your Blessings was released on November 19, 1987.

Who directed Count Your Blessings?

Count Your Blessings was directed by Pieter Verhoeff.

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Who is in the cast of Count Your Blessings?

Count Your Blessings stars Marijke Veugelers as Karin de Bruin, Olga Zuiderhoek as Barbara and Michiel Romeyn as Harry de Bruin, among 14 credited actors.

Does Count Your Blessings have a post-credit scene?

No. Count Your Blessings has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Count Your Blessings in?

The original language of Count Your Blessings is Dutch.

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