Zomervacht
Film adaptation of Jaap Robben's bestseller of the same title about a teenager who is stuck with caring for his mentally disabled brother during the summer holidays.
Please note that this film is in Dutch, without subtitles.
Brian (13) and his indifferent father Maurice live in a shabby trailer. When the care provider offers a financial compensation for taking care of Brian’s four years older, severely mentally disabled brother Lucien during summer vacation, Maurice eagerly accepts it. While he works hard to repay his debts, the care falls on Brian’s shoulders. When the situation between Maurice and his creditors escalates and the trailer is no longer a safe place, Brian is forced to take a conscious decision: for his brother’s welfare, but also his own.
Joren Molter, Netherlands, 2023, 86 min. Dutch spoken, Dutch subtitles.
With Jarne Heylen, Joël in ’t Veld, Micha Hulshof, Valentijn Dhaenens, Isabele Kafando, Nazmiye Oral..