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Release Year1974
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageDutch
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorPatrick Le Bon
WritersPatrick Le Bon
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsGreetings and a Living
About Greetings and a Living
Billy, a 20-year-old working-class youth, returns from military service hoping to build an independent life. Instead, he clashes with his father over his future and reluctantly takes a job in construction. After his friend Mike, a migrant worker, dies in an accident caused by the contractor’s greed, Billy lashes out in anger and loses his job. At the same time, his relationship with his girlfriend Mieke begins to fall apart when she is suspended from her teaching position.
Directed by Patrick Le Bon, Greetings and a Living leans on a strong ensemble — Hans Royaards, Romain Deconinck, Hanny Vree — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1974.
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