Downtown
After ruling the roost at Amsterdam’s hottest gay club in the 1980s, three friends reunite to relive a time of wild nights and reckless love. But that also brings hidden secrets to light. The new film by Michiel van Erp, starring Yorick van Wageningen, Hans Kesting, Roeland Fernhout, and Daniel Cornelissen, among others.
Amsterdam, 1986. At the flamboyant nightclub Downtown, Ronnie, Lennart, and Bas seem untouchable. Their close friendship revolves around nights filled with freedom, desire, and excess, set against the backdrop of a city in the midst of rapid change. But when the first rumors about AIDS begin to circulate, the atmosphere within their world slowly changes. While Ronnie cautiously tries to look ahead, Lennart and Bas continue to cling to a life that seems endless—until Bas suddenly vanishes without a trace. More than thirty years later, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ronnie unexpectedly runs into Bas on the subway. He decides to organize a dinner to which Lennart is also invited—their first reunion in years.
NFF Opening Film
On Friday, September 25, Downtown will kick off the Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht. At the same time, there will be advance screenings throughout the country, including at Focus. This is your chance to be one of the first to see this new Dutch film!
