
The potato eaters
Drama
Overview
Two poor farmers spend all their money on a chicken, while waiting for her first egg they slowly start to get the feeling there’s something very wrong with the animal.
Top Cast


Rogier Schippers
Rogier Schippers
Boer Haanstra
Rogier Schippers
Boer Haanstra
Dagmar Ketelaers
Dagmar Ketelaers
Farmer Anna
Dagmar Ketelaers
Farmer Anna
Jurjen van Zeelen
Jurjen van Zeelen
Boer Johan
Jurjen van Zeelen
Boer Johan
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