Kiddo

Generation Kplus

“Money, run, happy together.”

Lying on the bunk bed in the children’s home, eleven-year-old Lu talks dreamy-eyed about her mother. Karina, she says, is a famous Hollywood actor who smells of oranges, talks to the stars and does her own stunts. One more sleep, then she finally comes to visit. But instead of an orderly meeting in the Dutch hometown, Lu unexpectedly finds herself in a rusty old Chevrolet – with cowboy boots and wigs in tow. The destination: Poland, where Lu’s grandmother is said to have hidden a lot of money. With this, mother and daughter aka Bonnie and Clyde plan on finally staying together forever. On their Hollywood-like road trip towards the east, always a car length ahead of reality, they attempt to get closer to their dream.

by Zara Dwinger
with Rosa van Leeuwen, Frieda Barnhard, Lidia Sadowa, Maksymilian Rudnicki, Aisa Winter Netherlands 2023 Dutch, English, Polish, Subtitles: English 91’ Colour World premiere | Debut film | recommendation: 11 years and up

With

Rosa van Leeuwen (Lu)
Frieda Barnhard (Karina)
Lidia Sadowa (Karina’s Cousin)
Maksymilian Rudnicki (Grzegorz)
Aisa Winter (Foster Mother)

Crew

Director	Zara Dwinger
Screenplay	Nena van Driel, Zara Dwinger
Cinematography	Douwe Hennink
Editing	Fatih Tura
Music	Jac van Exter
Sound Design	Zita Leemans
Sound	Kamila Wójcik, Peter Strijbos
Art Director	Bram Doyer
Costumes	Vita Mees
Make-Up	Renee Wijnhoven
Casting	Saida van der Reijd, Elske Falkena
Assistant Director	Noen Brouwer
Production Manager	Mireille Crone-Rooijendijk
Producers	Layla Meijman, Maarten van der Ven
Executive Producer	Krystyna Kantor
Co-Producer	Marina Blok

Produced by

Studio Ruba

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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World Sales

Skoop Media

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Photos

Zara Dwinger

Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1990, she studied anthropology and worked as an editor for an online magazine before taking up a degree in fiction film directing at the Netherlands Film Academy. Her graduation film Siren screened at over 35 international festivals and won several awards. Her short film Yulia & Juliet was presented in the Generation 14plus section of the 2019 Berlinale. She is currently teaching at the Amsterdam Film School and the Academy of Theatre and Dance and directs commercials. In 2021, she was recognised as a “Talent en Route” at the Netherlands Film Festival.

Filmography

2016 Liv; short film 2017 Siren (Sirene); short film 2018 Yulia & Juliet; short film 2020 A Holiday From Mourning; short film 2021 Het meisje dat vervloekt was (The Girl Who Was Cursed); medium-length film 2023 Kiddo

Dates

Sun Feb 19 14:00

Urania

German voice-over | Headphones for OV

Date lies in the past

Mon Feb 20 15:30

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

German voice-over

Date lies in the past

Tue Feb 21 09:30

Cubix 8

German voice-over | Headphones for OV

Date lies in the past

Thu Feb 23 13:00

Zoo Palast 2

German voice-over | Headphones for OV

Date lies in the past

Kiddo

Rosa van Leeuwen, Frieda Barnhard

Rosa van Leeuwen

Frieda Barnhard

With