
Directing
Mike van Diem
Born
1959-01-12 (67)
Place of birth
Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands
Known for
Directing
Credits
12 titles
Mike van Diem is a Dutch screenwriter and director born in Druten on the 12th of January 1959. He won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 1998 with his feature film debut Character.
Known for
6.8An eccentric multimillionaire signs an agreement to have his life ended. While selecting his coffin he meets a young woman who has signed up for the same arrangement. Trouble ensues when the couple falls in love and wishes to get out of the contract.
The Surprise
2015
7.3A near-fatal accident involving their teen daughters upends the lives of two families as they consider how far they're willing to go to save their child.
Our Girls
2025
7.3In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
Character
1997
6.5After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.
Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle
2017
7.0A slaughterhouse worker appears to be romantically involved with his boss's wife. They plan to leave the country together, but at the airport she waits for him in vain. Slowly but surely the three of them get entangled in a fateful web of betrayal, jealousy and revenge.
Alaska
1989
5.7The movie stars you see on the screen have once been selected amongst others. The glamor of the premiere is preceded by mug shots, selections, interviews, wining, dining, backstabbing and sex. In the end, everyone gets what they deserve.
Based on the Novel
1999
Film credits
Behind the camera
6.8An eccentric multimillionaire signs an agreement to have his life ended. While selecting his coffin he meets a young woman who has signed up for the same arrangement. Trouble ensues when the couple falls in love and wishes to get out of the contract.
The Surprise
2015
6.8An eccentric multimillionaire signs an agreement to have his life ended. While selecting his coffin he meets a young woman who has signed up for the same arrangement. Trouble ensues when the couple falls in love and wishes to get out of the contract.
The Surprise
2015
6.8An eccentric multimillionaire signs an agreement to have his life ended. While selecting his coffin he meets a young woman who has signed up for the same arrangement. Trouble ensues when the couple falls in love and wishes to get out of the contract.
The Surprise
2015
7.3A near-fatal accident involving their teen daughters upends the lives of two families as they consider how far they're willing to go to save their child.
Our Girls
2025
7.3A near-fatal accident involving their teen daughters upends the lives of two families as they consider how far they're willing to go to save their child.
Our Girls
2025
7.3In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
Character
1997
7.3In pre-WWII Holland, the penniless, illegitimate son of a powerful bailiff sets out to become a lawyer as he spends a lifetime struggling to prove his worth to his relentlessly spiteful father.
Character
1997
6.5After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.
Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle
2017
6.5After losing his farm during the floods of 1953, a romantic Dutch farmer is tired of getting his socks wet. He cycles to Italy and decides to grow tulips in the sweltering heat of Puglia.
Tulipani: Love, Honour and a Bicycle
2017
7.0A slaughterhouse worker appears to be romantically involved with his boss's wife. They plan to leave the country together, but at the airport she waits for him in vain. Slowly but surely the three of them get entangled in a fateful web of betrayal, jealousy and revenge.
Alaska
1989
7.0A slaughterhouse worker appears to be romantically involved with his boss's wife. They plan to leave the country together, but at the airport she waits for him in vain. Slowly but surely the three of them get entangled in a fateful web of betrayal, jealousy and revenge.
Alaska
1989
