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| Directed by | Rene Eller |
| Written by | Rene Eller Elvis Peeters (novel by) |
| Produced by | Rene Eller Julius Ponten |
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| Cinematography | Maxime Desmet |
| Edited by | Wouter van Luijn |
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| Distributed by | Gusto entertainment Artsploitation Films |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Netherlands Belgium |
| Languages | Dutch Flemish |
We (Dutch: Wij) is a 2018 Dutch-Belgium drama film written, directed and co-produced by Rene Eller. The movie was released on January 27, 2018, at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Plot
In a boring summer, a group of 8 friends (4 boys and 4 girls) decide to find news ways to entertain themselves. They allow their sexual curiosity to run freely and engage in several sexual games. However, they are soon questioning the lines between what is right and what is wrong.
Cast
- Aimé Claeys as Thomas
- Tijmen Govaerts as Simon
- Pauline Casteleyn as Liesl
- Maxime Jacobs as Ruth
- Friso van der Werf as Jens
- Folkert Verdoorn as Karl
- Laura Drosopoulos as Ena
- Salomé van Grunsven as Femke
- Lieselot Siddiki as Loesje
- Gaia Sofia Cozijn as Sarah
Release
Reception
Patricia Smagge from the "Cinemagazine" wrote: "This film can be seen as a fascinating but jet-black portrait of a generation, or as a disturbing account in which it would have been better to devote more attention to the elaboration of the story and the characters than to bringing moral decay into the picture as explicitly as possible. You will have an opinion about 'We' anyway because it is a film that leaves its mark.[1] David Pountain writing for FilmDoo stated: "Rene Eller’s bold and sinister portrayal of hedonistic youth is an alarming statement of collective identity, putting a generation’s worst impulses on display while suggesting that the larger ‘we’ of modern society is no less inclined to destruction and debauchery."[2]
Accolades
"We" won the Golden Calf (award) of "Best Editing" (for Wouter van Luijn) at the 2018 Nederlands Film Festival.[3], the "Best Director" (for Rene Eller) at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival[4] and the "RIFF Jury Award" of "Best Film" at the Rome Independent Film Festival[5].
"We" was nominated for the "German Independence Award" of "Best Film" at the Oldenburg International Film Festival, the "KNF Award" at the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the "Best European First Film" at the Zlín Film Festival.[4]
References
- ^ Smagge, Patricia. "Wij (2018)". Cinemagazine (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Pountain, David. "REVIEW: WE (2018)". FilmDoo. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Golden Calf Winners". filmfestival.nl. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Wij (2018) - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Film Finalists 2018". Rome Independent Film Festival. Retrieved 24 November 2019.