Blijven Ademen (2025)

Name: Blijven Ademen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-09-25
Rating: 7

Blijven Ademen (2025), directed by Leon Veenendaal.

09/25/2025 BR Documentary

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Synopsis

Four years ago, 28-year-old Bo Gyi Hasenaar ended up in the hospital with unbearable headaches. For nine days, he was in a coma, intubated, suspended between reality and a vivid dream world. On day five of his coma, the doctors delivered a hopeless message: "He probably won't survive." After nine days in the coma, nothing seemed the same. In a family where emotions were rarely expressed, the old filter suddenly fell away. For the first time in years, Bo Gyi told his parents he loved them. Bo Gyi demonstrated that vulnerability and seeking connection, especially among men, are not weaknesses but strengths.

Leon VeenendaalDirector, Writer
Eva van WeeghelEditing
Niek HannewijkProducer
Suze van HasseltProducer

Trivia

It premiered on September 25, 2025, a Thursday.
This film's quiz has 7 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosNozem Films, BNNVARA
CountriesNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
StatusReleased

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Crew

Leon Veenendaal Director
Eva van Weeghel Editing
Niek Hannewijk Producer
Suze van Hasselt Producer
Leon Veenendaal Writer

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What is Blijven Ademen about?

Blijven Ademen: Four years ago, 28-year-old Bo Gyi Hasenaar ended up in the hospital with unbearable headaches. For nine days, he was in a coma, intubated, suspended between reality and a vivid dream world. On day five of his coma, the doctors delivered a hopeless message: "He probably won't survive." After nine days in the coma, not…

Who directed Blijven Ademen?

Blijven Ademen was directed by Leon Veenendaal in 2025.