Movie

Nice weather, Mr. Pradhan!

Lekker weertje, mijnheer Pradhan!

A short documentary (30 min) for the NOS about a Nepalese anthropologist who is researching the care of elderly people in the Dutch countryside. He chose Schoonrewoerd for this, a strict reformed village with 1500 inhabitants in the Vijfherenlanden 30 km under the smoke of Utrecht. The main street divides the village in two directions within the same faith: Calvinist and Dutch Reformed. Rajendra Pradhan tries to understand the village, he learns Dutch and goes to live there for a year. He gradually discovers that the village is studying him instead of the other way around. Every minute of his actions is being watched.

Director

Hans Heijnen

Screenplay

Hans Heijnen

Status

Released

Release date

22/02/1989

Original language

Dutch