Born in The Hague, The Netherlands. Son of a prison guard. Attended several film schools in Sittard (The Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium) and the Dutch Film And Television Academy (The Netherlands). Graduated with the short movie De Orde Der Dingen (1996). Koolhoven has a relationship with Dutch writer/director 'Tallulah Schwab' since 1993. They've got two children. The first film he made after graduating from the Dutch Film Academy was _Duister Licht (1997)_, starring a young Dutch actor/writer/director Marc van Uchelen , who was in his class at the Academy, and is a close personal friend. Producer Emjay Rechsteiner asked Koolhoven to direct the Television Feature Suzy Q (1999) (TV) , a script by Frouke Fokkema . This film was award ed both in Holland and abroad. His cinema debut is _AmnesiA (2001)_ that got a small release in the USA. He has been constantly making feature films ever since. In 2005 he made his first mainstream movie and it became a big success, both in Holland and abroad. He started making movies that were more accessible for a large audiences, which resulted in box office success. Yet Koolhoven is still loved by the critics and his movies play in festivals around the world.
Signs off his fiction films with: xxx! End credits of his fiction films are non-capital.Graduated Dutch Film Academy as a Fiction Film Writer & Director in 1996The triple-mark is not included in the end credits of Grot, De (2001). Some people say this is because this is his first fiction film where he does not have a writing credit.Was one of the "New Faces In European Cinema" as presented on the AFI festival (Hollywood) in 2004.All his films have won awards at the Dutch Film Festival. His films also won at several festivals abroad in such countries as France, England, Egypt, Japan and Spain.His first film AmnesiA got a small theatrical release in New York. It's his only film so far that got a commercial release in the United States.Is a big fan of Stanley Kubrick, John Carpenter and Billy Wilder.Claimed that Leen Jongewaard is is his favorite Dutch actor ever on the Great Dutch Film Quiz of 2008.Owner of production company N279 Entertainment, together with Els Vandevorst .
A triumphant epic of survival and a tale of powerful womanhood and resistance against the unforgiving cruelty of a hell on earth. Our heroine is Liz (Dakota Fanning), carved from the beautiful wilderness, full of heart and grit, hunted by a vengeful Preacher (Guy Pearce) - a diabolical zealot and her twisted nemesis. But Liz is a genuine survivor; she's no victim - a woman of fearsome strength who responds with astonishing bravery to claim the better life she and her daughter deserve. Fear not....
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Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.