Danny is a student that barely gets any attention at home because his mother is mentally ill. At school however, he is very popular and known as a big bully. His main victim is Suus, a lesbian classmate who faces many problems due to her sexual orientation.
Acting
Roan van Dam's volcanic restraint; Tara Hetharia's wounded stillness.
Direction
De Bont's voyeuristic close-ups refuse easy moral distance.
Director
Sjoerd de Bont
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Dutch teen drama centering queer trauma without American coming-out tropes; premiered at Netherlands Film Festival 2017 to divisive reception.
De Bont cast non-professional teens from actual Dutch schools; Tara Hetharia was discovered in an Amsterdam drama club at sixteen.
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