Tough on the outside, soft on the inside. That's how we like to see criminal kids in our socially engaged arthouse films. Rough, raw, they may even do some unforgivable things – we'll forgive them for …
Mobile Home
Whether it's because of the crisis or not, more and more young adults are still living with their parents or have moved back in. For two Walloon friends it is time to leave. Or rather: one of them …
Gangster of Love
Nedo Babic, nicknamed Gangster, desperately tries to find suitable partners for the singles who are registered with his Nada organisation – which is Croatian for 'hope'. Nedo is friendly and polite, …
Here is Harry Merry
You will find no other musician like Harry Merry in The Netherlands. And even internationally you can only compare him to the other incomparable ones (such as, distantly, Daniel Johnston). This means …
The We and the I
The last day of school. The last bus ride home before the summer holiday begins. The group of students is exuberant and active: everyone's talking, yelling and screaming at each other. With the …
Let the Right One In
There is a lot to say for that last interpretation of the movie. Above all, Let The Right One In is a Swedish children’s film, and is as hard, cruel and terrifying as children can be in all their …
It’s Such a Beautiful Day
If the Meister hides in Beschränkung, as they say, then Hertzfeldt is most definitely a Meister. And then some! With extremely simple figures, Hertzfeldt (a completely independent animator) makes …
Love Story
Because he couldn't come up with a screenplay for his love story, New Zealand director Florian Habicht asked random New Yorkers for help. A taxi has to run over her foot!, one of them suggests – and …
Dead Man’s Shoes
They are quite attached to each other but very different: Ex-marine Richard (Paddy Considine) is strong and focused and Anthony (Toby Kebbell) is younger, doubtful and a bit slow. Anthony admires his …
