Director
Mike van Diem
Born January 12, 1959 in Druten, Gelderland, Netherlands
5 films
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.
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First watchCharacter19977.3In 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…View filmEssential films
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5 films as director- 2025Our GirlsDirector
- 2017Tulipani: Love, Honour and a BicycleDirector
- 2015The SurpriseDirector
- 1997CharacterDirector
- 1989AlaskaDirector