After 17-year-old Kevin is released from prison for violent behavior he goes to live with his aunt and her family including Sammy, his cousin. While apprenticing as a plumber he starts to integrate with Sammy’s group of friends who are still in high school. Like all teenagers they just want to party and ignore any responsibilities, but one of them is hiding a problem at home that will put the entire group in jeopardy.
Acting
Non-professional teens bring devastating authenticity to every shrug and silence.
Direction
Troch's static long shots make suburban Belgium feel like a trap.
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll forget you're reading subtitles.
Director
Fien Troch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Troch cast actual high school students from the same neighborhoods where she filmed, often rewriting scenes around their real personalities.
Part of a wave of Belgian 'cinéma du réel' that rejects plot-heavy Dutch cinema for observational, almost documentary-like storytelling.
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