Eleven minutes to watch someone reclaim their life. You'll need longer to stop thinking about it.
Acting
Van Hoek does entire character arc in glances.
Direction
Yao Yao trusts silence more than dialogue.
Director
Yao Yao
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yao Yao filmed this as her Netherlands Film Academy graduation project, shot entirely in a single café location over two days.
The title character's name becomes ironic—she's not delicate, she's thorny, tenacious, refusing to wilt.
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