Jumping (film) explained

Jumping
Director:	Jean-Pierre De Decker
Runtime:	105 minutes
Country:	Belgium
Language:	Dutch

Jumping (Dutch; Flemish: '''Springen''') is a 1986 Belgian comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre De Decker.^[1] The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[2]

Plot

In a luxury retirement home, the staff goes to great lengths to fulfill the residents' most bizarre wishes, from an elephant hunt to nuclear war.^[3]

Cast

• Herbert Flack as Axel Woestewey
• Mark Verstraete as Pieter Paul 'Pipo' Himmelsorge
• Maya van den Broecke as Bellina Woestewey

See also

• List of submissions to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Belgian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Springen . 5 October 2014 . MovieMeter.
2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
3. Web site: 11 November 2023 . Springen (1985) . filmvandaag.nl . nl.