Abel is a 1986 Dutch film written and directed by Alex van Warmerdam who also played the lead character.

Supporting roles were played by Loes Luca and Arend Jan Heerma van Voss among others.

He spends most of his days spying on the neighbors, setting up his parents against each other, knowingly or unknowingly, and fruitlessly trying to cut flies in two with an enormous pair of scissors.

After a lot of planning, the mother and son secretly buy a TV set against Victor's wishes.

Abel meets Zus, who works at a peepshow called "De Naakte Meisjes" (The naked girls).

In 1990 the tragedic comedy was named Best Dutch Film of the eighties by the Kring van Nederlandse Journalisten.