Îles flottantes (2001)

Original title

îles flottantes

Directed by

Nanouk Leopold

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three thirty-year-old friends in the Netherlands are struggling to find purpose in their lives. The film follows their messy relationships and personal disappointments with a mix of sadness and quiet humor.

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What happens

Îles flottantes (English: Floating Islands) is a 2001 Dutch tragicomedy film written for the screen and directed by Nanouk Leopold, in her directorial debut, produced by Stienette Bosklopper. It stars Maria Kraakman, Manja Topper, Halina Reijn, Leo Hogenboom and Gillis Biesheuvel, and it follows the dysfunctional lives of three best friends who all just turned thirty and struggle with giving meaning to their lives. The film is a stand-alone sequel to Leopold's graduation film, Weekend (1998). Îles flottantes was made as part of the No More Heroes, an initiative created by Motel Films and the VPRO for upcoming filmmakers to create low-budget feature films in collaboration with the Netherlands Film Fund. The film was first shown at 2001's International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it competed for the Tiger Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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