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Vrij

2014 · 50 min

A quiet, tender character piece that finds warmth in an unlikely bond, leaving a lingering ache about confinement and connection.

Directed by
Martijn de Jong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mads Wittermans, Ysa Dekker, Laurien Riha
Overview
The remarkable friendship of a lifelong prisoner and 10 year old girl.

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Directed by
Martijn de Jong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mads Wittermans, Ysa Dekker, Laurien Riha
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • found family
  • redemption
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Martijn de Jong
Written by
Laura van Dijk
Starring
Mads Wittermans, Ysa Dekker, Laurien Riha
Runtime
50 min

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