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Just Friends

2019 · 84 min

A gentle, heartfelt romance about two young men navigating family expectations and cultural differences, with a warm and hopeful tone.

Directed by
Annemarie van de Mond
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Josha Stradowski, Majd Mardo, Jenny Arean
Tagline
With benefits.
Overview
Joris is trying to come to terms with his broken family relationships on the 10th anniversary of his father’s death when he meets the free-spirited, Yad. Also dealing with family issues, Yad has returned home to The Netherlands after living on his own. Joris and Yad spark an instant connection and decide they want to be more than “just friends,” but fear their families could threaten their relationship.

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Directed by
Annemarie van de Mond
Genres
Romance, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Josha Stradowski, Majd Mardo, Jenny Arean
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
  • sexuality
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, drama, comedy
Directed by
Annemarie van de Mond
Written by
Henk Burger
Starring
Josha Stradowski, Majd Mardo, Jenny Arean, Tanja Jess, Nazmiye Oral, Sjoerd Dragtsma, Sonia Eijken, Melody Klaver
Music
Rob Peters
Runtime
84 min
Country
Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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