Jonas Smulders Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Jonas Smulders
Acting
Biography
Jonas Smulders (born 1994, Amsterdam) is a Dutch actor. He made his acting debut at 16. In 2015, he won a Golden Calf for his role in the short Geen koningen in ons bloed from the film series One Night Stand. He was named one of the "Shooting Stars" at the Berlin Film Festival in 2018.
Filmography Movies
Acting
New Dutch Herring
Leen is a lonely fishmonger that has to choose between his beloved herring cart in his home town and being reunited with his family.
Luka
Luka, a young and ambitious soldier, embeds himself in the legendary Fort Kairos where heroic warriors defend the remains of civilization. His hopes to serve as an elite sniper are crushed when he is assigned to maintenance and must submit to the code of Kairos: obedience-endurance-sacrifice.
Kiss My Wounds
Years ago, three best friends were making a stir in Berlin’s arts scene and nightlife: Maria, a director; Laura, a young actress; and Jan, a DJ. Now they all meet up on a farm in the Black Forest where Laura and Jan had moved to fulfill their dream of a rural life. The illusions they’d all once had have given way to a life that is anything but glamorous.
Boys
Two teen track stars discover first love as they train for the biggest relay race of their young lives.
Crypto Boy
Following a dispute with his father, a young man falls prey to cryptocurrency's allure and an entrepreneur's audacious promises of financial freedom.
Ketamine
Two brothers linger in the little village where they have just buried their mother. In an old trailer, Vincent (20) goes along with his brother Sjoerd (26) on a path of drug abuse and nihilistic behavior. How strong can the love between two brothers, for their deceased mother, an old dog and for life itself be?
Venus
After all men worldwide commit suicide, Joyce becomes hopelessly addicted to the past and longs for her lost love. Looking for a way to get her boyfriend back, she comes into contact with a pseudoscientific group of women who try to manifest 'the male'. But should we want men back? Or might a world without men be better?
Ventoux
A group of friends reunite after 30 years to climb the Mont Ventoux again. Memories to a happy youth but also new discoveries from the past. One person is not present at the reunion. Why is that? What happened?
A Good Life
Helen suddenly finds herself penniless and without a home after the death of her well to do husband who has overdrawn his credit account. She rents a room with a common area for all the tenants living in that place. There she met Joeri, an adorable and cute gay rent boy who also resides in that apartment. They bond a special friendship but a one night stand might ruin it all. Is there any chance Helen might be happy again?
We Will Never Be Royals
Abandoned by their parents, two teenage siblings navigate life in youth care.
Production
Primus
Short black-and-white film about longing for true love. In an immense launderette, Joep (29) and Gonda (45) are waiting for their dreamed other half, who will make their lives truly meaningful.
Primus
Short black-and-white film about longing for true love. In an immense launderette, Joep (29) and Gonda (45) are waiting for their dreamed other half, who will make their lives truly meaningful.
Obesk
After one of the members of a close-knit group of young longshoremen has been missing for months, the taciturn Mug realizes during yet another restless night at the local pub that the cracks in their widening into an unbridgeable chasm.
Being There
Family, friends and acquaintances of recently deceased twenty-something Tobias come together after the funeral to share their loss. Tobias’ three best friends subsequently stay together into the wee hours, hoping to reach some sort of acceptance.
Tex
Seventeen-year-old Tex is the sole carer for her disabled father while working long shifts at a local carwash to make ends meet. She’s in love with her co-worker Delano, from afar – and hanging out with him is a warm escape from the harsh reality of her home life. When Tex catches Delano in the act with Katja, the despiteful carwash manager, he shatters her illusion of true love. Hurt and enraged, Tex sets out to get back at them, crossing paths with her own demons on the road to vengeance.
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