Public Works (film)
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| Directed by | Joram Lürsen |
| Written by | Frank Ketelaar |
| Based on | Publieke werken by Thomas Rosenboom |
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| Cinematography | Mark van Aller |
| Edited by | Peter Alderliesten |
| Music by | Merlijn Snitker |
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| Distributed by | September Film Distribution |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
| Budget | €6 million |
| Box office | $1,790,201 |
Public Works (Dutch: Publieke werken), also distributed under the title A Noble Intention, is a 2015 Dutch historical drama directed by Joram Lürsen based on a script written by Frank Ketelaar based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Rosenboom. It was based on the book of the same name by Thomas Rosenboom about the troubled construction of the Victoria Hotel in Amsterdam. It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film won the Pearl Award at the Film by the Sea festival in the Netherlands in 2016.