Romy's Salon (2019)

Original title

Kapsalon Romy

Directed by

Mischa Kamp

Genre

drama film, family film

Country

Germany, Netherlands

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

AL

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young girl named Romy forms a bond with her grandmother who runs a hair salon. Together they navigate family changes and learn to understand each other better.

heartfeltgentlequietwarmbittersweetintergenerationalslice-of-lifeunderstated

What happens

Romy's Salon (Dutch: Kapsalon Romy) is a 2019 Dutch-German drama film directed by Mischa Kamp. It was based on the book of the same name by Tamara Bos. In July 2019, it was shortlisted as one of the nine films in contention to be the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not selected. In 2020, director Mischa Kamp won the Golden Calf for Best Director award at the Netherlands Film Festival. Beppie Melissen won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award for her role in the film and Noortje Herlaar won the Golden Calf for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film. Tamara Bos won the Golden Calf for Best Script award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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