{"id":5755,"date":"2026-08-12T07:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5755"},"modified":"2026-08-12T07:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:06:42","slug":"oscar-nominee-barkhad-abdi-jim-deddes-lead-teddy-cherims-maalstroom-first-look-image-released-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5755","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Nominee Barkhad Abdi, Jim Deddes Lead Teddy Cherim\u2019s \u2018Maalstroom\u2019; First-Look Image Released (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\nJim Deddes, Tenzing Woing and Somali-American actor Barkhad Abdi, 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>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5753\">Caleb Landry Jones on the Five-Year Battle to Make \u2018Down the Arm of God,\u2019 Confronting Prejudices Against Homelessness and How Luc Besson Saved the Film<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe Dutch-Belgian co-production was written and directed by Teddy Cherim, and produced by Marten van Warmerdam.<\/p>\n<p>\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>\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>\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>\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>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=5751\">Hansal Mehta, Siddharth Bodke on \u2018Scam 2010\u2019 as First Look Unveiled for SonyLIV Series: \u2018A Story About Ambition, Influence and Arrogance\u2019 (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\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>\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>\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>\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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