{"id":40807,"date":"2026-08-12T12:32:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40807"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:32:28","slug":"oscar-nominee-barkhad-abdi-jim-deddes-lead-maalstroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40807","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Nominee Barkhad Abdi, Jim Deddes Lead &#8216;Maalstroom&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/jim-deddes\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jim-deddes\" data-tag=\"jim-deddes\">Jim Deddes<\/a>, Tenzing Woing and Somali-American actor <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/barkhad-abdi\/\" id=\"auto-tag_barkhad-abdi\" data-tag=\"barkhad-abdi\">Barkhad Abdi<\/a>, known for his Oscar-nominated role in \u201cCaptain Phillips,\u201d lead the cast of \u201cMaalstroom,\u201d which has just wrapped. <em>Variety<\/em> has been given the first-look image.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Dutch-Belgian co-production was written and directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/teddy-cherim\/\" id=\"auto-tag_teddy-cherim\" data-tag=\"teddy-cherim\">Teddy Cherim<\/a>, and produced by Marten van Warmerdam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn \u201cMaalstroom,\u201d a struggling barge skipper Jan takes on an urgent shipment of sand from Dunkirk to Rotterdam in a last attempt to save himself from financial ruin. Shortly after setting off, he discovers 11 refugees hidden in his cargo. As Jan races north along the canals, his unwanted passengers force him to confront a reality far removed from his own and to see life from a new perspective.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJan is played by Deddes who previously worked with Cherim on \u201cJoardy Season.\u201d Woing, previously seen in the lead role of the TV film \u201cHappy Palace,\u201d plays Jan\u2019s deckhand Edward. Abdi plays Bahdoon, a role Cherim wrote with him in mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAbdi received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations and won a BAFTA for his breakthrough performance in \u201cCaptain Phillips,\u201d and has since appeared in films including \u201cGood Time,\u201d directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, and Denis Villeneuve\u2019s \u201cBlade Runner 2049.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe cast also includes Abdulaal Hussein, Hana Hussein, Anas Derow, Merhawi Kesete, Hiba Ali, Issa Musa, Sabine Berhe-Hagosse, Orwa Zaid, Hanna Mussie and Mohammed Terwis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCherim said, \u201cThe subject matter is heavy, but the film is at times also light-footed. The humor in \u2018Maalstroom\u2019 comes from the situation on board the ship, which is inherently surreal. The way Europe deals with migrants is fundamentally bizarre: the contradictions, the bureaucracy, the fear, the denial. The film holds up a mirror to that absurdity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCherim previously directed series including \u201cJoardy Seaon\u201d and \u201cVakkenvullers.\u201d In 2019, he was nominated for a Golden Calf for the boundary-pushing VR documentary \u201cMeet the Soldier,\u201d in which viewers experience an encounter through the eyes of two tribes in Uganda \u2014 a project that also contributed to real-life reconciliation between the tribes involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tVan Warmerdam said, \u201cThe longer we work on this film, the more relevant it becomes. \u2018Maalstroom\u2019 makes a story tangible and recognizable by giving a face to the fears on both sides, through characters who unwillingly make the same journey aboard the same ship. The story brings the migration issue back to a human scale and shows both the dilemmas and the compassion that arise when lives truly touch one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe film is produced by Graniet Film in the Netherlands, in co-production with Czar Film &amp; TV in Belgium and Dutch public broadcaster NTR. 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The Dutch-Belgian co-production was written and directed by Teddy Cherim, and produced by Marten van Warmerdam. 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