The Northerners

In this dark Dutch comedy, residents of a small town live on only one street. Given the close confines of the village, people’s lives intersect frequently and in unexpected ways. Among the various villagers are young Thomas (Leonard Lucieer), a boy who obsessively watches the news, and Plagge (Alex van Warmerdam), a postal worker who spies on other locals by reading their mail. Plagge’s breaches of privacy expose the numerous secrets that the townspeople keep.