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Movies

Mothers
Editor
Four mothers explain how their sons ended up in trouble with the law because they fell in with the wrong crowd, experienced trauma or were intimidated by a gang. The offenses are minor, and their involvement was not always proven—sometimes they were only witnesses to a crime. But once Amsterdam’s Top400 crime prevention program has them in its sights, things just get worse for them.
Maybe Tonight
Co-Editor
Three friends wait for traffic to die down before going to Vincent's.
Funkele
Editor
Fifteen-year-old Robin and her best friend Merel share everything and are inseparable. Except for Robin's budding sexuality and curiosity. Robin is ashamed of this and keeps it anxiously hidden.
Foster
Editor
An all-male foster family tries to enjoy one last morning together, before their unity will be broken by what was inevitable all along.
Othala
Editor
The gentle Odin (15) is the son of Herman Brest, the front man of an extreme right-wing group. After a speech by Herman goes viral, the family receives serious threats and Odin gets into a fight with the popular Victor (16) at school. As a pariah at school and a promise in his father's increasingly aggressive group, Odin feels trapped between two worlds. He desperately clings to loyalty to his father, but his once so familiar world view slowly starts to falter.
Beti
Editor
Jay has spent fourteen years ignoring the thing that has been tearing up her marriage. Jay's husband cheated on her and had a daughter with someone else. And now, this girl, Stacey, is at their doorstep - wanting to get to know him.
Nova
Editor
When Nova (15) brings her little sister to soccer practice, she exchanges a glance with the new coach, which results in a feeling she can’t seem to put a finger on.
Dirty Talks
Editor
A fatally-timed invasion of privacy forces two male roommates to an all-too-intimate heart-to-heart.
Under the Skin
Editor
The blue depths of the swimming pool is her home. Keesje is a passionate synchronised swimmer, and the big competition is just around the corner. However, when a fight erupts between the girls during the final rehearsal, everything changes.
LIV
Editor
When love first makes its appearance in the life of teenager Liv, her parents announce that they are getting a divorce. A film about disappointment and pink hair.
Sirens
Editor
Deep down inside, a fifteen-year-old boy feels different from the other boys around him. When he becomes friends with an enchanting girl, he gets more and more tangled up in his confusion.