Nouvelles Vagues
Nouvelles Vagues

Edition 2026

A FAMILY

Mees Peijnenburg

Netherlands, Belgium 2026 89 min Dutch
Paname Distribution

Caught in the crossfire of their parents’ divorce, Nina and Eli retreat into their own worlds, torn between loyalty, anger, and a longing to be seen. Through their mirrored perspectives, the same story unfolds from two points of view, revealing how love can break apart and still find its way home. 

Crédits

Interprètes

Finn Vogels, Celeste Holsheimer, Carice van Houten, Pieter Embrechts

Screenplay

Bastiaan Kroeger, Mees Peijnenburg

Image

Jasper Wolf

Editing

Imre Reutelingsperger

Sound

Arnout Colaert

Music

Annelotte Coster

Production

Juliet at Pupkin, The Reunion

Mees Peijnenburg

London-based director Mees Peijnenburg is considered one of the most exciting Dutch filmmakers of his generation. Born in Tokyo in 1989, he studied at the European Film College in Denmark and graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2013. Twice nominated for a Crystal Bear at the Berlinale, he premiered his first feature, Paradise Drifters, at Berlinale 2020. 

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