Lena, a young woman, is filmed during various group therapy sessions. In this intimate drama, she is the only person speaking. This short debut film wants to get down to the core of Lena's seminal relationships so far: the relationship with her father, her first boyfriend, and finally her colleague and date, Marleen. Owing to the unexpectedly open gaze with which Marleen looks at her, Lena, somewhat surprised, can see herself in a different light.
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Jop Leuven Director · Bram van Dam Editor Lin Bartraij Production designer
First release September 23, 2024 · Produced in Netherlands
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Netherlands
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Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · September 23, 2024
Premiere · Netherlands Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
France
November 20, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Chéries Chéris
Germany
October 23, 2025 · Premiere · QUEER Filmfest Weiterstadt
September 15, 2026 · Premiere · Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
September 13, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
Netherlands
March 15, 2025 · Premiere · VERS Awards
March 18, 2025 · Premiere · Roze Filmdagen
April 6, 2025 · Premiere · Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
August 29, 2025 · Premiere · Queer Film Festival Utrecht
United Kingdom
March 25, 2025 · Premiere · BFI Flare
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · The Iris Prize
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