Born: October 7, 1913 Died: November 30, 1987 in Den Haag
Simon Carmiggelt (1913–1987) was a Dutch writer, journalist and poet, best known for his daily newspaper columns signed with his pen name Kronkel ("Twist", or "Kink").
A gentle comedy about three brothers, each of whom inherited something of their deceased father’s personality. Their paths keep crossing in curious ways.
Bert Haanstra paints a portrait of The Netherlands and the Dutch, in his own unparalleled manner. Partly with the aid of a hidden camera he observes people in the most diverse situations. He shows the unusual in the usual and the usual in the unusual. The harsh years of the post war era of reconstruction have passed and for most people life is better than before.