Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Matthijs Nicolaas van de Sande Bakhuyzen (born 16 October 1988) is a Dutch movie and television actor and former child actor.

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Life is Beautiful (2009)

Erasmus compiled a few thousand Adagia, each exemplifies the classical truths that are our timeless and everyday wisdom. Life is Beautiful shows us just how wondrous life really is, by reflecting, quietly manipulating and exposing every day moments and scenes in 30 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeroen Berkvens  •  Mark de Cloe
CAST:  Robert de Hoog  •  Katja Herbers  •  Sylvia Hoeks  •  Gaite Jansen

Erasmus compiled a few thousand Adagia, each exemplifies the classical truths that are our timeless and everyday wisdom. Life is Beautiful shows us just how wondrous life really is, by reflecting, quietly manipulating and exposing every day moments and scenes in 30 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jeroen Berkvens  •  Mark de Cloe
CAST:  Robert de Hoog  •  Katja Herbers  •  Sylvia Hoeks  •  Gaite Jansen

App (2013)

A young psychology student is drawn into the dark and fearful world of a diabolic and mysterious App that starts to terrorize her, distributing compromising photographs, videos and text messages about herself and delves deeper and deeper into her personal life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Boermans
CAST:  Hannah Hoekstra  •  Isis Cabolet  •  Robert de Hoog  •  Jeroen Spitzenberger

A young psychology student is drawn into the dark and fearful world of a diabolic and mysterious App that starts to terrorize her, distributing compromising photographs, videos and text messages about herself and delves deeper and deeper into her personal life, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bobby Boermans
CAST:  Hannah Hoekstra  •  Isis Cabolet  •  Robert de Hoog  •  Jeroen Spitzenberger

Pen Pal (2006)

A young man finds a sexy tilting pen with a living girl inside. They fall in love, but is their love strong enough to conquer the temptations of the outside world?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jelle Posthuma
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Eva Beurskens  •  Jelle de Jong  •  Iris Platenkamp

A young man finds a sexy tilting pen with a living girl inside. They fall in love, but is their love strong enough to conquer the temptations of the outside world?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jelle Posthuma
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Eva Beurskens  •  Jelle de Jong  •  Iris Platenkamp

Dajo (2003)

To show the many lovers of his mother how he feels about them, a young boy buries the gifts he gets from them in the woods. But then one of them gives him a dog, called Dajo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hanro Smitsman
CAST:  Dajo Hogeweg  •  Monic Hendrickx  •  Reinout Bussemaker  •  Leon Voorberg

To show the many lovers of his mother how he feels about them, a young boy buries the gifts he gets from them in the woods. But then one of them gives him a dog, called Dajo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hanro Smitsman
CAST:  Dajo Hogeweg  •  Monic Hendrickx  •  Reinout Bussemaker  •  Leon Voorberg

Dusk (2010)

After a group of teenagers discover one of their friends lying dead on a river bank on one of the hottest days of summer, a story of jealousy, insecurity and peer pressure gradually unfolds. Group leader Caesar is able to magnify - out of all proportion - the small ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hanro Smitsman
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Gaite Jansen  •  Roos Netjes  •  Robert de Hoog

After a group of teenagers discover one of their friends lying dead on a river bank on one of the hottest days of summer, a story of jealousy, insecurity and peer pressure gradually unfolds. Group leader Caesar is able to magnify - out of all proportion - the small ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hanro Smitsman
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Gaite Jansen  •  Roos Netjes  •  Robert de Hoog

Life In One Day (2009)

Benny Wult grows up in a world where each human life lasts only a few days and everything happens only once. Sexual intercourse can be done only once after which the genitals are useless. The same goes for drunkenness. Get drunk again, you die. Woman are also only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark de Cloe
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Loïs Dols de Jong  •  Tygo Gernandt  •  Hadewych Minis

Benny Wult grows up in a world where each human life lasts only a few days and everything happens only once. Sexual intercourse can be done only once after which the genitals are useless. The same goes for drunkenness. Get drunk again, you die. Woman are also only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark de Cloe
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Loïs Dols de Jong  •  Tygo Gernandt  •  Hadewych Minis

Leef! (2005)

Anna is a vital woman who is married and has two daughters. She picks up her old passion of writing again after frequent requests by a colleague and a friend, but she had not foreseen the consequences of family and friends reading her stories...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
CAST:  Monic Hendrickx  •  Peter Blok  •  Sarah Jonker  •  Sophie van Winden

Anna is a vital woman who is married and has two daughters. She picks up her old passion of writing again after frequent requests by a colleague and a friend, but she had not foreseen the consequences of family and friends reading her stories...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
CAST:  Monic Hendrickx  •  Peter Blok  •  Sarah Jonker  •  Sophie van Winden

Dunya & Desie (2008)

Dunya and Desie are two 18 year old best friends from Amsterdam North. Dunya is Moroccan and Desie is Dutch. On Dunya's Birthday she is told that her marriage has been arranged with a distant cousin in Morocco. Dunya and her family will travel to Morocco to meet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dana Nechushtan
CAST:  Maryam Hassouni  •  Eva van de Wijdeven  •  Mahjoub Benmoussa  •  Rachida Iaallala

Dunya and Desie are two 18 year old best friends from Amsterdam North. Dunya is Moroccan and Desie is Dutch. On Dunya's Birthday she is told that her marriage has been arranged with a distant cousin in Morocco. Dunya and her family will travel to Morocco to meet ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dana Nechushtan
CAST:  Maryam Hassouni  •  Eva van de Wijdeven  •  Mahjoub Benmoussa  •  Rachida Iaallala

Blood Brothers (2008)

Two wealthy young brothers living on a plush estate give refuge to a petty criminal who is on the run from the police. Neither the boys' parents or their staff know about the fugitive's presence, which leads them open to exploitation. Sure enough, they soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arno Dierickx
CAST:  Erik van Heijningen  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Sander van Amsterdam  •  Derk Stenvers

Two wealthy young brothers living on a plush estate give refuge to a petty criminal who is on the run from the police. Neither the boys' parents or their staff know about the fugitive's presence, which leads them open to exploitation. Sure enough, they soon ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arno Dierickx
CAST:  Erik van Heijningen  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Sander van Amsterdam  •  Derk Stenvers

Cloaca (2003)

Four old college friends in their forties come together in a time of trouble and despair. Old joy relives, but the harsh reality of their problems can't satisfy them and eventually endangers their friendships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
CAST:  Peter Blok  •  Pierre Bokma  •  Gijs Scholten van Aschat  •  Jaap Spijkers

Four old college friends in their forties come together in a time of trouble and despair. Old joy relives, but the harsh reality of their problems can't satisfy them and eventually endangers their friendships.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
CAST:  Peter Blok  •  Pierre Bokma  •  Gijs Scholten van Aschat  •  Jaap Spijkers

XTC Just Don't Do It (2006)

Melissa is a 15-year-old girl who loves to dance. Her parents think she is taking classes in classical ballet, but once at the dance school she devotes herself to the hip-hop dance classes. Melissa is good friends with Jordi and he is very happy for Melissa when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Sem Veeger  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Tommie Venneker  •  Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Melissa is a 15-year-old girl who loves to dance. Her parents think she is taking classes in classical ballet, but once at the dance school she devotes herself to the hip-hop dance classes. Melissa is good friends with Jordi and he is very happy for Melissa when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maria Peters
CAST:  Sem Veeger  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Tommie Venneker  •  Gijs Scholten van Aschat

Kenau (2014)

While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter, because her fear and pain are covered by her stubborn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maarten Treurniet
CAST:  Monic Hendrickx  •  Barry Atsma  •  Lisa Smit  •  Sallie Harmsen

While she fights a heroic battle against the Spanish besieger with her female army, Kenau, driven by hate and sorrow of the execution of her youngest daughter, is threatened to also lose her eldest daughter, because her fear and pain are covered by her stubborn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Maarten Treurniet
CAST:  Monic Hendrickx  •  Barry Atsma  •  Lisa Smit  •  Sallie Harmsen

Kamp Holland (2016)

In the confused melee that follows a roadside bomb attack on their convoy in Afghanistan, a Dutch soldier opens fire on a suspect Afghan, only to find that this killing unleashes a chain of dramatic events that will cast a long shadow over the lives of all initial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Paval Conen
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Yannick van de Velde  •  Hajo Bruins  •  Jochum ten Haaf

In the confused melee that follows a roadside bomb attack on their convoy in Afghanistan, a Dutch soldier opens fire on a suspect Afghan, only to find that this killing unleashes a chain of dramatic events that will cast a long shadow over the lives of all initial ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Boris Paval Conen
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Yannick van de Velde  •  Hajo Bruins  •  Jochum ten Haaf

The Escape (2015)

Julia has a good job and has two children with the caring Paul. But there are antidepressants in the kitchen drawer. She had imagined her life so differently when she was young and fantasized about it with her brother Jimmy. Their tragic farewell was twenty years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ineke Houtman
CAST:  Isa Hoes  •  Abbey Hoes  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Rik Mayall

Julia has a good job and has two children with the caring Paul. But there are antidepressants in the kitchen drawer. She had imagined her life so differently when she was young and fantasized about it with her brother Jimmy. Their tragic farewell was twenty years ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ineke Houtman
CAST:  Isa Hoes  •  Abbey Hoes  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Rik Mayall

Boy 7 (2016)

When Sam regains consciousness in the middle of a crowded subway, he doesn't know how he got there, where he came from nor his own name. He franticly searches for his identity, using the contents of his backpack. Slowly but surely he realizes his life is in great ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lourens Blok
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Ella-June Henrard  •  Tygo Gernandt  •  Yannick Jozefzoon

When Sam regains consciousness in the middle of a crowded subway, he doesn't know how he got there, where he came from nor his own name. He franticly searches for his identity, using the contents of his backpack. Slowly but surely he realizes his life is in great ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lourens Blok
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Ella-June Henrard  •  Tygo Gernandt  •  Yannick Jozefzoon

Onbeperkt (2014)

The young banker Sten has taken great risks and made huge losses. When he learns that the bank wants to trial him, his world collapses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom van Blommestein
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen

The young banker Sten has taken great risks and made huge losses. When he learns that the bank wants to trial him, his world collapses.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom van Blommestein
CAST:  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Southwest (2013)

In southwest Turkey, a Dutch woman helps save the lives of illegal immigrants but is forced to confront the unattended needs of those who love her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordi Wijnalda
CAST:  Carine Crutzen  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen

In southwest Turkey, a Dutch woman helps save the lives of illegal immigrants but is forced to confront the unattended needs of those who love her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jordi Wijnalda
CAST:  Carine Crutzen  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Sterke Verhalen (2010)

Comedy about the adventures of a group of friends in Amsterdam, who are planning a party during their summer holiday. When the ticket sales are disappointing they think of a new and exiting way to attract more people to the party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kees van Nieuwkerk  •  Teddy Cherim
CAST:  Achmed Akkabi  •  Sallie Harmsen  •  Manuel Broekman  •  Géza Weisz

Comedy about the adventures of a group of friends in Amsterdam, who are planning a party during their summer holiday. When the ticket sales are disappointing they think of a new and exiting way to attract more people to the party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kees van Nieuwkerk  •  Teddy Cherim
CAST:  Achmed Akkabi  •  Sallie Harmsen  •  Manuel Broekman  •  Géza Weisz

Saint Amour (2001)

The year is 1969. Father Louis (27) lives in a monastery and his priesthood is a vocation for him. However when his friend and colleague priest Daniël starts having a relationship with a woman, Louis also starts to question his celibate life. Why is he not allowed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Oosthoek
CAST:  Antonie Kamerling  •  Kees Coolen  •  Anna Rottier  •  Jasperina de Jong

The year is 1969. Father Louis (27) lives in a monastery and his priesthood is a vocation for him. However when his friend and colleague priest Daniël starts having a relationship with a woman, Louis also starts to question his celibate life. Why is he not allowed ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eric Oosthoek
CAST:  Antonie Kamerling  •  Kees Coolen  •  Anna Rottier  •  Jasperina de Jong

Voor Elkaar Gemaakt (2017)

After a bizarre one night stand leaves him infertile, a careless bachelor sets out to connect with the television presenter who, as the result of the anonymous sperm donation he once made, happens to be pregnant with his child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martijn Heijne
CAST:  Loes Haverkort  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Eva van de Wijdeven  •  Sanne Vogel

After a bizarre one night stand leaves him infertile, a careless bachelor sets out to connect with the television presenter who, as the result of the anonymous sperm donation he once made, happens to be pregnant with his child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martijn Heijne
CAST:  Loes Haverkort  •  Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen  •  Eva van de Wijdeven  •  Sanne Vogel
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