The delicate story of the impossible love between an older married man and a fourteen-year old schoolgirl.
Direction
Van Brakel's unflinching female gaze refuses easy answers.
Acting
De Graaf's devastating naturalism at just fourteen.
Director
Nouchka van Brakel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Dutch cinema's 'sexual revolution' boom, it sparked furious debate about whether it exploited or enlightened — the director argued she was exposing how society groomed girls for this.
Marina de Graaf's mother reportedly tried to block the production; she retired from acting immediately after, making this her sole starring role at age fourteen.
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