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Radeloos

2008 · 115 min

A quiet, earnest teen drama about body image and first love that feels gentle but emotionally weighty.

Directed by: Dave Schram
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marius Gottlieb, Marloes van der Wel, Robin Martens

Overview: In Radeloos, Yara has had a crush on Paco for a while. He goes to her school and DJs at parties. But Paco is into Floor and doesn't notice her. Could it be because she's too fat? Yara's mother wants her daughter to become a model, but Yara actually wants to go to art school. She decides to lose weight by eating less.

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Directed by: Dave Schram
Genres: Drama
Starring: Marius Gottlieb, Marloes van der Wel, Robin Martens

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
family
love
isolation
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Dave Schram
Written by: Maria Peters
Starring: Marius Gottlieb, Marloes van der Wel, Robin Martens, Roos Smit, Niels Oosthoek, Iliass Ojja, Monic Hendrickx, Victor Löw
Runtime: 115 min
Country: Netherlands
Languages: Dutch

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