The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time

2001 film

Nynke
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pieter Verhoeff
Written by	Pieter Verhoeff
Produced by	Hans de Weers Hans de Wolf
Starring	Monic Hendrickx
Cinematography	Paul van den Bos
Edited by	Mario Steenbergen
Music by	Cees Bijlstra
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (through United International Pictures)
Release date	6 September 2001 (2001-09-06)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	Frisian, Dutch

The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (West Frisian title: Nynke) is a 2001 Dutch drama history film in the West Frisian language. It is a costume drama film about the life of Nienke van Hichtum and Dutch socialist and politician Pieter Jelles Troelstra. It is written and directed by Pieter Verhoeff.

The film received a Golden Film (75,000 visitors) and Platinum Film in 2001. It also won two Golden Calves. It was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 74th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot

The film follows the life of Nynke from the time she first met Troelstra until their divorce.

v t e Films directed by Pieter Verhoeff
The Mark of the Beast (1980) The Dream (1985) Count Your Blessings (1987) The Sunday Child (1992) The Longest Journey (1997) Mates (1999) The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (2001) The Letter for the King (2008)

v t e Golden Calf for Best Feature Film
The Mark of the Beast (1981) A Question of Silence (1982) Hans: Life Before Death (1983) The Illusionist (1984) Flesh and Blood (1985) Abel (1986) Bygones (1987) The Vanishing (1988) Secret Wedding (1989) Evenings (1990) Prospero's Books (1991) Kyodai Makes the Big Time (1992) The Little Blonde Death (1993) 1000 Roses (1994) Little Sister (1995) Long Live the Queen (1996) Character (1997) Felice...Felice... (1998) The Flying Liftboy (1999) Leak (2000) Nynke (2001) Miss Minoes (2002) Twin Sisters (2003) Simon (2004) Paradise Now (2005) Black Book (2006) Crusade in Jeans (2007) Love Is All (2008) Nothing Personal (2009) Joy (2010) Black Butterflies (2011) The Girl and Death (2012) Borgman (2013) How to Avoid Everything (2014) Son of Mine (2015) The Paradise Suite (2016) Brimstone (2017) The Resistance Banker (2018) Dirty God (2019) Buladó (2020) The Judgement (2021) Oink (2022) Sweet Dreams (2023) Memory Lane (2024)

v t e Dutch submissions for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1959–2000	The Village on the River (1959) Like Two Drops of Water (1963) The Human Dutch (1964) Monsieur Hawarden (1969) Mira (1971) Turkish Delight (1973) Help! The Doctor Is Drowning (1974) Dr. Pulder Sows Poppies (1975) Max Havelaar (1976) Soldier of Orange (1977) Pastorale 1943 (1978) A Woman Like Eve (1979) In for Treatment (1980) Come-Back! (1981) The Cool Lakes of Death (1982) The Fourth Man (1983) Army Brats (1984) The Dream (1985) The Assault (1986) Count Your Blessings (1987) The Vanishing (1988) Polonaise (1989) Evenings (1990) Eline Vere (1991) The Northerners (1992) The Little Blonde Death (1993) 06 (1994) Antonia's Line (1995) Long Live the Queen (1996) Character (1997) The Polish Bride (1998) Scratches in the Table (1999) Little Crumb (2000)
2001–present	The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time (2001) Zus & Zo (2002) Twin Sisters (2003) Simon (2004) Bluebird (2005) Black Book (2006) Duska (2007) Dunya & Desie (2008) Duska (2009) Tirza (2010) Sonny Boy (2011) Kauwboy (2012) Borgman (2013) Accused (2014) The Paradise Suite (2015) Tonio (2016) Layla M. (2017) The Resistance Banker (2018) Instinct (2019) Buladó (2020) Do Not Hesitate (2021) Narcosis (2022) Sweet Dreams (2023) Memory Lane (2024)

1959–2000

2001–present

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