During the summer of 1960, the unique residents of a one-street Dutch suburb collide in intertwining tales of desire and frustration. Among them is a 12-year-old boy obsessed with events on the broadcast news, a butcher who has sex problems, and a postman who opens all the mail.

Stylishly captured in clean lines and primary colors, modern life is nonetheless far from perfect in Alex van Warmerdam’s acclaimed cult film. Nestled into mid-century houses next to humdrum marital discord, saintly delusion and the end of empire rattle throughout this surreal, explosive satire.