Katja Herbers
Femke Boot
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May 7, 2021 · The Columnist: Directed by Ivo van Aart. With Katja Herbers, Harry van Rijthoven, Achraf Koutet, Genio de Groot. A columnist must continuously deal with threats and negative comments on her social-media pages.
The Columnist (Dutch: De Kuthoer) is a 2019 Dutch black comedy thriller film directed by Ivo van Aart. It follows an author (Katja Herbers) who receives anonymous death threats on social media and decides to take revenge. The film was released on 8 January 2020 in the Netherlands.
Katja Herbers (Evil) is entertaining to watch as Femke Boot, a newspaper columnist who embraces her darkest impulses, as she sinks deeper and deeper into the toxic world of online bullying.
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- Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
May 7, 2021 · If van Aart wanted to go for a lurid tale of a columnist seeking revenge against her tormentors, why visually hold back from that premise? “The Columnist” hits more like a one-note horror movie, less intellectually deep than its original introduction.
May 6, 2021 · In “The Columnist,” a glossy and intentionally ridiculous psycho-thriller, the writer, Femke Boot (Katja Herbers), refuses to let the haters bring her down.
Apr 2, 2021 · When this brutal and bloody act inspires Femke to write again, she surrenders to her rage and begins to lead a double life as a daytime writer and nighttime murderer. Director: Ivo van Aart...
Successful columnist Femke is flooded every day by anonymous harassments and death threats on social media. When she snaps one day the act of violence and revenge eases and inspires...
