Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visit her gay grandfather Jimpa in Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.
Acting
Colman and Lithgow play emotional chess; nobody wins, everybody cries.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like queer families talking, not explaining.
Direction
Sophie Hyde lets silences breathe—Amsterdam never looked this emotionally claustrophobic.
Director
Sophie Hyde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Aud Mason-Hyde, who plays Frances, is non-binary in real life—a deliberate casting choice by Hyde.
The film quietly documents a specific queer historical moment: gay elders who survived the AIDS crisis now becoming unexpected safe havens for trans youth.
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