Kids vs. the concrete jungle in 17 minutes of pure rebellion.
Short film about four boys who clash with the custodian of a construction site, because the growing number of buildings impedes on their playground. They devise all kinds of tricks to infiltrate the forbidden territory.
Direction
Van Brakel's kinetic 1960s Dutch New Wave style.
Cinematography
Gritty black-and-white construction site tension.
Director
Nouchka van Brakel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Van Brakel became one of the Netherlands' first prominent female directors, making this early short a fascinating glimpse of her raw, energetic style before her feature career.
The film captures 1960s Dutch urban renewal anxiety—Amsterdam and Rotterdam were rapidly modernizing, making these kids' fight weirdly prophetic of gentrification battles everywhere.
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