Adam
In a small Moroccan bakery, widow Abla gradually opens her heart to Samia, an young unmarried pregnant woman she takes into her home.
98'
Morocco
IFFR 2020
A naked body in the darkness, screaming at the top of its lungs yet remaining mute. The poetic opening scene of Paradise Drifters features Yousef, a teen who needs help, love or at least a bit of attention. But just like the other two leads in this raw road movie, there is no one who cares about him.
Yousef gets to leave the juvenile detention centre he was in, but has no family to return to. Chloe's stepfather got her pregnant and she is sent off to Spain. Lorenzo wants to make a quick buck smuggling drugs.
Their chance coming together doesn't mean they are out of trouble. In Mees Peijnenburg's feature film debut the characters – all solid performances from a young cast – suffer. There is no easy way out of this cruel world. But the more their mutual trust grows, the more liberating Paradise Drifters becomes.
Also see IFFR x De Balie: Paradise Drifters.
IFFR 2020
- 85'
- Netherlands
- 2020
- Director
- Mees Peijnenburg
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2020
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 85'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- Dutch
- Producers
- Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs, Pieter Kuijpers
- Production Company
- Pupkin Film
- Sales
- Orange Studio
- Screenplay
- Mees Peijnenburg
- Cinematography
- Jasper Wolf
- Editor
- Imre Reutelingsperger
- Production Design
- Elza Kroonenberg
- Sound Design
- Tijn Hazen
- Music
- Juho Nurmela, Ella van der Woude
- Cast
- Tamar van Waning, Jonas Smulders, Bilal Wahib, Joren Seldeslachts, Camilla Siegertsz, Steef Cuijpers, Micha Hulshof
- Local Distributor
- Gusto Entertainment
- Director
- Mees Peijnenburg
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2020
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 85'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- Dutch
- Producers
- Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs, Pieter Kuijpers
- Production Company
- Pupkin Film
- Sales
- Orange Studio
- Screenplay
- Mees Peijnenburg
- Cinematography
- Jasper Wolf
- Editor
- Imre Reutelingsperger
- Production Design
- Elza Kroonenberg
- Sound Design
- Tijn Hazen
- Music
- Juho Nurmela, Ella van der Woude
- Cast
- Tamar van Waning, Jonas Smulders, Bilal Wahib, Joren Seldeslachts, Camilla Siegertsz, Steef Cuijpers, Micha Hulshof
- Local Distributor
- Gusto Entertainment
Programme IFFR 2020
Limelight
Avant-premieres of some of the cinematic highlights of the year: international award-winners and festival favourites which will be released in Dutch cinemas after IFFR.
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Lyrical road movie and coming-of-age story about twelve-year-old Paul, who falls in love with young psychiatric patient Gloria.
98'
Belgium
IFFR 2020
Atlantique
In Dakar, two young lovers have a star-crossed relationship. Fate may bring them together in this beautiful, darkly romantic tale.
104'
France
IFFR 2020