High school student Denise is dissatisfied with her life, and when she meets charming 19-year-old Michael, her desire for luxury and romance seems to be fulfilled. But Michael is investing in her for his own benefit.
Acting
Dragan Bakema's chillingly casual manipulation as Michael.
Direction
Crijns' unflinching gaze at transactional intimacy.
Director
Lodewijk Crijns
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of early 2000s Dutch cinema's raw exploration of class and sexuality, rarely distributed outside festivals.
The film deliberately withholds Michael's POV, forcing complicity—we're voyeurs to Denise's seduction, never his calculation.
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