In Radeloos, Yara has had a crush on Paco for a while. He goes to her school and DJs at parties. But Paco is into Floor and doesn't notice her. Could it be because she's too fat? Yara's mother wants her daughter to become a model, but Yara actually wants to go to art school. She decides to lose weight by eating less.
Acting
Van der Wel's physical transformation is devastatingly committed.
Direction
Schram refuses to romanticize the damage.
Director
Dave Schram
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Mel Wallis de Vries's novel, this was rare Dutch YA cinema tackling EDs without moralizing.
Marloes van der Wel lost significant weight for the role; the production provided medical supervision throughout.
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