Spetters
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Spetters is a 1980 Dutch drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven that follows three young motocross racers whose lives unravel amid ambition, sexuality, and disillusionment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spetters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13076225 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spetters Context triple: [Paul Verhoeven, notableWork, Spetters]
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A.
Spehr
Spehr is a surname variant of Speer, borne by individuals of Germanic origin.
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B.
Jasaan
Jasaan is a coastal municipality in Misamis Oriental, Philippines, known for its beaches, marine resources, and proximity to the urban center of Cagayan de Oro.
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C.
Spangenberg
Spangenberg is a small town in Germany, historically situated within the region of Westphalia.
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D.
Schierke
Schierke is a small village in the Harz Mountains of Germany, known as a gateway to the Brocken peak and for its historic narrow-gauge railway connections and winter sports tourism.
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E.
Schleprock
Schleprock is a perpetually gloomy, bad-luck-bringing character from the Flintstones universe, best known for his catchphrase “Wowzie wow wow.”
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spetters Target entity description: Spetters is a 1980 Dutch drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven that follows three young motocross racers whose lives unravel amid ambition, sexuality, and disillusionment.
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A.
Spehr
Spehr is a surname variant of Speer, borne by individuals of Germanic origin.
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B.
Jasaan
Jasaan is a coastal municipality in Misamis Oriental, Philippines, known for its beaches, marine resources, and proximity to the urban center of Cagayan de Oro.
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C.
Spangenberg
Spangenberg is a small town in Germany, historically situated within the region of Westphalia.
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D.
Schierke
Schierke is a small village in the Harz Mountains of Germany, known as a gateway to the Brocken peak and for its historic narrow-gauge railway connections and winter sports tourism.
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E.
Schleprock
Schleprock is a perpetually gloomy, bad-luck-bringing character from the Flintstones universe, best known for his catchphrase “Wowzie wow wow.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Jan de Bont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ton Scherpenzeel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
depiction of homosexuality
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explicit sexual content ⓘ portrayal of religious characters ⓘ portrayal of the disabled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| director | Paul Verhoeven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorFilmographyPosition | early Dutch period of Paul Verhoeven ⓘ |
| distributor | Tuschinski Film Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | young motocross racers ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Netherlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rotterdam region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Hans van Tongeren
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeroen Krabbé NERFINISHED ⓘ Maarten Spanjer NERFINISHED ⓘ Marianne Boyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Tuinman NERFINISHED ⓘ Renee Fokker NERFINISHED ⓘ Renée Soutendijk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rutger Hauer NERFINISHED ⓘ Toon Agterberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | 16+ in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasTagline | A film about young people and their dreams ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
frustrated ambition
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loss of innocence ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| locationOfStory | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
disillusionment
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motocross ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
ambition
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class differences ⓘ disability ⓘ religion ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch cinema of the 1980s ⓘ |
| producer | Rob Houwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rob Houwer Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| releaseEvent | 1980 Dutch theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | 120 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Gerard Soeteman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spetters Description of subject: Spetters is a 1980 Dutch drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven that follows three young motocross racers whose lives unravel amid ambition, sexuality, and disillusionment.
Referenced by (2)
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