Actress Dunya Khayame puts the pigeon in the box jaw with the play The Hokje. Maryam Hassouni, Olaf Ait Tami and Randy Fokke play the lead roles. According to the reviewers, the balance between jokes and accurate observations is not always right.
Faithful – three stars
“The Hokje is somewhere between a bizarre whodunnit and absurd tragicomedy, in which the gun only plays a role well past halfway. With director Tim Kamps, Khayame provides a lot of air in this not without obligation. Maybe a little too much air. “
“Witty, for example, is Kim’s tough approach to Anouar’s chewed chewing gum (” I like to play with my life “). And the three actors give each cliché and moralism a smooth theatrical context with verve, speed and humor. The Hokje however not. As a lunch show, it is above all a very pleasant spectacle. With a serious undertone for the good listener. “
The full review in Faithful are you reading here.
de Volkskrant – two stars
“The satire is just as nice. The conflicts between the interviewer and the interviewees are brought to a head. There is a lot of laughter and the first big revelation, when it turns out that we as an audience have blindly fallen into a prejudice, is surprising. . “
“But towards the end, the makers’ inspiration has unfortunately run out. This becomes most poignant in the lackluster final scene, when the characters themselves look for a suitable ending and take turns killing each other, using increasingly rigorous means. Yes. , in this way you skilfully kill an essentially fun performance. “
The full review in de Volkskrant are you reading here.
NRC – three stars
“Directed by Tim Kamps, the scenes are as cringing as they are comical. A plot twist shows why brother and sister go along so uncritically in all the biased questions.”
“The motives of the characters have not been worked out very carefully: they mainly serve as a vehicle for the next joke. In this way, accurate observations are eventually somewhat snowed under by laughter.”
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