Completed - DUTCH - Thriller, Drama - 98 minutes
Nicoline, an experienced psychologist working in a penal institution, starts an affair with a serial rapist who appears to be ready to return to society.SALES: FILMS BOUTIQUE
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Halina REIJN Writer(s) : Esther GERRITSEN, Halina REIJN Cast : Carice VAN HOUTEN, Marwan KENZARI Producer(s) : Frans VAN GESTEL (TOPKAPI FILMS), Laurette SCHILLINGS (TOPKAPI FILMS), Arnold HESLENFELD (TOPKAPI FILMS)
Nicoline, an experienced psychologist, starts a new job at a penal institution. She meets Idris, a sex offender who committed a series of grave crimes. After five years of treatment, he is about to go on his first unaccompanied probation. His team of practitioners are enthusiastic about his development but newcomer Nicoline does not trust him and tries to push his probation. Idris tries his hardest to convince Nicoline of his good intentions, but slowly but surely, he transforms into the manipulative man she saw in him from the beginning. A power play emerges between the two and Nicoline, in spite of her knowledge and experience, lets herself be trapped completely.SALES: FILMS BOUTIQUE
Country(ies) : NETHERLANDS
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Locarno 2019 (Piazza Grande - Winner Variety Piazza Grande Award)Toronto - TIFF 2019 (Contemporary World Cinema)BFI London FF 2019 (First Feature Competition)