The Stowaway
Seen it?1997 | 90 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Dutch, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Orazbaz, who lives in Uzbek, longs to leave his tiny fishing village. He becomes a stowaway on a ship thinking that he will end up in Manhattan. Instead he ends up in Rotterdam and is taken in by a lonely woman, but he is eventually betrayed by her jealous husband.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 338 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ben van Lieshout
- Bekzod MukhammadkarimovOrazbai
- Ariane SchluterKatharina
- Rick van GastelMaarten
- Dirk RoofthooftZeeman
- Sjamoerat OetemratovVader
- Culnar AidzjanavaAydin
- Roef RagasCollega Zeeman
- Ad van KempenKapitein
- Karamat PrimbetovIso
- Leda EluevaBibigul