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Brimstone director Martin Koolhoven also signs on for portmanteau project.Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer and Brimstone director Martin Koolhoven are among the latest figures to join $7.5mn new portmanteau picture, Rotterdam, I Love You. Their participation was announced at a press conference in Rotterdam this weekend.Hauer is to direct a segment of the film ba
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