Nena (2014)

Directed by

Saskia Diesing

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, Netherlands

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

12

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1989 Netherlands, a teenage girl bonds with a boy while dealing with her father's multiple sclerosis. The story is about first love and family illness.

melancholicromanticslow-burnintimatebittersweetnostalgictendergentle

What happens

Nena is a 2014 German-Dutch romantic drama film directed by Saskia Diesing from a script she co-wrote with Esther Gerritsen that was given 2014 Golden Calf awards for best director and best actress, and was noted with a special mention at the 2015 Berlinale. The film's North American premiere was celebrated at the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, California, on 16 October 2015. Set in the Netherlands in 1989, the film is inspired by Diesing's own experiences of adolescence, as well as her father's battle with multiple sclerosis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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