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Sickos

Sickos

2014•1h 33m•6.9/10
ComedyDrama

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🎬TMDb
6.9/10(10)

Three teenagers appear to have a lot of fun on the children's oncology department on the fourth floor of a large hospital. Nick and Iwan both lost a leg as a result of bone cancer. For their friend Olivier, an amputation may be the next phase. The fourth of the bunch, Pepijn, is so ill and weak that he often stays in his room. Friendship and a deep desire to live keeps the guys mentally balanced. Their friendship changes when Gina arrives. Sickos is a humorous drama that deals with adolescence and chemotherapy.

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Production

BosBros

Language

NL

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Marcel Hensema

Marcel Hensema

Oncoloog Marco

Nicolette van Dam

Nicolette van Dam

Zuster Esmee

Gijs Blom

Gijs Blom

Olivier

Vera van der Horst

Gina

Massimo Pesik

Nick

Jasha Rudge

Jasha Rudge

Iwan

Jasper Pfeifer

Coassistent Peter

Denzel von Deira

Denzel von Deira

Barguy

Kees Boot

Kees Boot

Fysiotherapeut

Juul Vrijdag

Zuster Ruth

Sem de Vlieger

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Daphne

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