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The Dinner is a film of genre Drama directed by Menno Meyjes with Thekla Reuten
The Dinner (2013)
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Add to a movie listThe Dinner (Dutch: Het Diner) is a 2013 Dutch drama film written and directed by Menno Meyjes. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
The film is based on Herman Koch's novel Het diner.
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