title: The Surprise (film)
text: # The Surprise (film)
  
  The Surprise (Dutch: De surprise) is a 2015 Dutch comedy film directed by Mike van Diem.
  
  The story concerns a middle-aged man who, following the death of his wealthy mother, enlists the services of an illegal assisted-suicide firm in ending his life.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Jeroen van Koningsbrugge as Jacob van Zuylen de With
  * Georgina Verbaan as Anne de Koning
  * Jan Decleir as Cornald Muller
  * Henry Goodman as Mr. Jones
  * Ankur Bahl as Asif
  * Naveed Choudhry as Moshin
  * Oliver Gatz as Halim
  * Ronny Jhutti as Khuram
  * Elisabeth Andersen as Mother
  * Tamar Baruch [nl] as Marissa de la Rue
  * Michiel Blankwaardt as Truckdriver
  * Pierre Bokma as Security Van Zuylen Foundation
  * Judith Edixhoven as Assistant De Wijs
  * Hubert Fermin [nl] as De Wijs
  * Esther von Arx as Juljia Barsukova
  
  ## Reception
  
  On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Surprise has an approval rating of 88% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 6.80/10.
  
  