Mike van Diem [SEP] occupation
Mike van Diem
Mike van Diem (born 1959, in Druten, grew up in Sittard) is a Dutch film director. 
In 1990 his short film "Alaska" won a Golden Calf for best short film and the Student Academy Award for best foreign student film in the drama category. In 1998 he received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the film "Character" based on the 1938 novel "Karakter" by Ferdinand Bordewijk.
He has also directed commercials.
Selected filmography.
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The Surprise
The Surprise () is a 2015 Dutch comedy film directed by Mike van Diem.
The story concerns a middle-aged man who, following the death of his wealthy mother, enlists the services of an illegal assisted-suicide firm in ending his life. 
Cast.
- Jeroen van Koningsbrugge - Jacob van Zuylen de With
- Georgina Verbaan - Anne de Koning
- Jan Decleir - Cornald Muller
- Henry Goodman - Mr. Jones
- Ankur Bahl - Asif
- Naveed Choudhry -