When Cobain (15) finds out that his drug-addict mother Mia is pregnant again, he tries to convince her to clean up her act. Because Mia rejects all help, Cobain decides the time has come to save his soon-to-be brother.
Festival selection: Berlinale – Generation 14plus (world premiere), Lecce European Film Festival – Golden Olive Tree Competition, Jeonju International Film Festival – World Cinemascape, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, European Film Market, Valetta Film Festival, Busan International Kids and Youth Film Festival, New Horizons Film Festival, Bildrausch Film Festival, Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz, Fünf Seen Festival, Film Festival Oostende, Netherlands Film Festival
Awards: 'Best Screenplay' at Lecce European Film Festival 2018, 'Best Film' at Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz 2018. Golden Calf at Netherlands Film Festival for Best Supporting Actor for Wim Opbrouck and for Best Music for Harry de Wit.
Cast: Bas Keizer, Naomi Velissariou en Wim Opbrouck.
Direction: Nanouk Leopold
Script: Stienette Bosklopper
Producer: Circe Films
Co-producer: The Film Kitchen (NL), A Private View (BE), Coin Film (GE)
Genre: Feature film
Status: In postproductie
Shooting period: juni-juli 2016
Financiers: Netherlands Film Fund, Dutch Film Production Incentive, CoBO Fund, Flemish Audiovisual Fund, Casa Kafka Pictures, NRW Fund (GE), Public Broadcaster (GE), Eurimages.
Broadcaster: VPRO
Distributor: Cinemien
Sales: Beta Cinema