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We

2018 · 100 min

A sun-drenched, uneasy plunge into adolescent thrill-seeking that turns sour, leaving a lingering chill.

Directed by
Rene Eller
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Pauline Casteleyn, Aimé Claeys, Gaia Sofia Cozijn
Overview
During a scorching summer in a Belgian-Dutch border village, eight teenagers play games of discovery to break the listless monotony. They challenge each other and themselves and pretty soon, their sexual curiosity starts to blur the lines between right and wrong. As innocence is crushed in depraved games and sexual exploitation, the teenagers soon turn into ruthless predators.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Rene Eller
Genres
Crime, Drama, History
Starring
Pauline Casteleyn, Aimé Claeys, Gaia Sofia Cozijn
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
  • guilt
  • morality
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, history
Directed by
Rene Eller
Written by
Rene Eller
Starring
Pauline Casteleyn, Aimé Claeys, Gaia Sofia Cozijn, Axel Daeseleire, Salomé van Grunsven, Laura Drosopoulos, Friso van der Werf, Lieselot Siddiki
Cinematography
Maxime Desmet
Runtime
100 min
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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