Downtown (2026)

Plot Summary

In 1988, three young gay men, Ronnie, Lennart and Bas, throw themselves into Amsterdam's nightlife scene. It’s a life full of friendship, sex and drugs. Until the mysterious AIDS virus casts a shadow over their lives and one of them disappears after becoming infected. Thirty-two years later, in the middle of the 2021 lockdown, Ronnie recognises the missing Bas in the subway. An evening unfolds that none of them had expected to see, but which had been in the air for years. The AIDS epidemic has had a major impact on all three of their lives. Where they lost each other 32 years ago, they hope to find each other again.

Full Cast & Characters

Yorick van Wageningen

Hans Kesting

Roeland Fernhout

Daniel Cornelissen

Sebastian Mrkvicka

Thor Braun

Abke Haring

Barry Atsma

Tijn Docter

Thomas Ryckewaert

Jesse Mensah

Coen Bril

Director & Crew

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