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Completed - DUTCH - Thriller - 105 minutes

Log Line

When Daan and his mother invite the homeless Radja to stay in their house as a replacement for their dead brother and son, fractured family relationships dissolve even further.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2019 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2018

Director(s) : Mathieu MORTELMANS
Writer(s) : Jan PEPERMANS, Stefanie VAN HECKE
Cast : Spencer BOGAERT, Bjarne DEVOLDER, Tine REYMER, Koen DE BOUW

Producer(s) : Yoshi AESAERT (Marmelade)

Synopsis

Two years after the tragic loss of his older brother, 17-year-old Daan has by default become the head of a trauma-torn family. Because his father has taken refuge in work, Daan feels forced to take care of his mother. The weight of grief seems impossible to overcome until the family meets homeless teenager Radja. Daan’s mother grasps this opportunity to fill the void and offers the unknown boy shelter in the family home. Once Daan realizes that Radja is steadily developing power over his mother, he decides to delve into the newcomer’s mysterious past. Soon he fears that the intruder may have all the features of a psychopath…

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Country(ies) : BELGIUM


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