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The Voorman Problem

6.7/10
TMDB35 votes
2013Original: English13 min

Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar affliction: he believes he is a god. The Doctor must decide on the sanity of Mr Voorman - is he a faker or a lunatic? Diagnose him insane and they can ship him off to the asylum. But before making a decision, the Doctor has several questions in relation to Voorman's claims: why would a god choose to be straitjacketed in a prison, is there a way he can validate his boast and what has any of this got to do with Belgium?

Genres: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Martin Freeman, Tom Hollander, Simon Griffiths, Elisabeth Gray

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About The Voorman Problem

The Voorman Problem (2013) is a film in the comedy, drama genres. Directed by Mark Gill. The cast includes Martin Freeman, Tom Hollander, Simon Griffiths, Elisabeth Gray.

Released
2013-04-25
Original language
English
Runtime
13 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production companies
Pipedream Pictures, Honlodge Productions
Directors
Mark Gill
Writers
Baldwin Li, Mark Gill

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6.7/10 from 35 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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When esteemed psychiatrist “Williams” (Martin Freeman) turns up in the office of a prison governor, he is presented with the problem of the inmate “Voorman” who really believes he is a god. What’s more, he seems to have managed to convince the entire institution that he is too! Well a consultation is obviously in order and so he sits opposite the straight-jacketed gent (Tom Hollander) who proceeds to offer to prove…

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When esteemed psychiatrist “Williams” (Martin Freeman) turns up in the office of a prison governor, he is presented with the problem of the inmate “Voorman” who really believes he is a god. What’s more, he seems to have managed to convince the entire institution that he is too! Well a consultation is obviously in order and so he sits opposite the straight-jacketed gent (Tom Hollander) who proceeds to offer to prove his credentials by making Belgium disappear! Easy enough to counter, surely - or did we never actually listen to “J’aime la vie” at Eurovision after all? This is quite a quirky short feature that shows off an engaging mischievousness from Hollander and presents us with quite a conundrum of our own as it ends with us questioning just about all of the certainties we started with. Sleight of hand or act of god? Worth ten minutes, I’d say.

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What is The Voorman Problem about?

Doctor Williams is called in to examine the enigmatic Mr Voorman, a prisoner with a peculiar affliction: he believes he is a god. The Doctor must decide on the sanity of Mr Voorman - is he a faker or a lunatic? Diagnose him insane and they can ship him off to the asylum. But before making a decision, the Doctor has several questions in relation to Voorman's claims: why would a god choose to be straitjacketed in a prison, is there a way he can validate his boast and what has any of this got to do with Belgium?

Who stars in The Voorman Problem?

Martin Freeman, Tom Hollander, Simon Griffiths, Elisabeth Gray. See the cast cards above for character names.

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