Cleo is a 17-year-old girl whose both parents drowned in a car accident six months back. She and her kid brother now live with their granny while she tries to put her life back together. She is still scared in traffic and terrified of water, but seems to be soothed by Leos, a 13-years-older man she met on a night out. However, the protective, understanding Leos turns out to have a terrible secret.
The truth gradually, unavoidably, reveals itself in this psychological drama, in scenes set in cosy and cold living rooms, beside disturbing roads and at the piano, the other place Cleo, whose father was a concert pianist, finds relief. This atmospheric film with a major role for Rachmaninov’s music, is Eva Cools’ directorial debut.
Film details
Country of production
Belgium
Festival edition
IFFR 2020
Length
103"
Medium/Format
-
Language
Dutch, French
Premiere status
-
Director
Eva Cools
Production company
Annemie Degryse / Lunanime bvba
Distributor NL / Benelux rights holder
Cinemien
Screenplay
Eva Cools
Cinematography
Brecht Goyvaerts
Editing
Alain Dessauvage
Production design
Igor Gabriel
Sound design
Yanna Soentjens
Music
Mauro Pawlowski
Principal cast
Anna Franziska Jäger, Roy Aernouts, Yolande Moreau, Martha Canga Antonio, Natali Broods, Lucie Debay, Ishaq El Akel
