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Poor Kids

2017 · 18 min

A quiet, observant slice of life that lingers on small moments of camaraderie and quiet longing.

Overview
Twenty-year-old Max is a skipper's child and lives in a boarding school for children without a fixed home situation. During the big holiday, when most children are back with their parents, Max stays with his friends. Together they try to make a home for themselves.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • found family
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • loneliness
  • friendship
Places
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
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
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Michiel Dhont
Written by
Michiel Dhont
Starring
Tijmen Govaerts, Felix Meyer, Aiko Vanparys, Eder Bobena, Lukas De Wolf, Donphil Makengo
Cinematography
Laurens De Geyter
Runtime
18 min
Country
Belgium
Languages
Dutch

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