The Happy Housewife

The Happy Housewife (Dutch: De gelukkige huisvrouw) is a 2010 Dutch drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer. It stars Carice van Houten as Lea, a housewife who has trouble adjusting to the birth of her son.^[3]

Directed byAntoinette Beumer

Written by

• Marnie Blok
• Karin van Holst Pellekaan

Based on

The Happy Housewife
by Heleen van Royen

Produced by

• Bert Nijdam
• Ronald van Wechem
• Hans de Weers

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The Happy Housewife
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Directed by	Antoinette Beumer
Written by	Marnie Blok Karin van Holst Pellekaan
Based on	The Happy Housewife by Heleen van Royen
Produced by	Bert Nijdam Ronald van Wechem Hans de Weers
Starring	Carice van Houten Waldemar Torenstra Marcel Hensema
Cinematography	Bert Pot
Edited by	Annelien van Wijnbergen
Music by	Tom Holkenborg[1]
Production companies	Eyeworks Inspire Pictures RTL Entertainment
Distributed by	Benelux Film Distributors
Release date	12 April 2010 (2010-04-12) (Amsterdam)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch
Budget	€1.8 million
Box office	$4.8 million[2]

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The film received a Platinum Film for 400.000 visitors.^[4]