About.
Company
New Zealand International Film Festival
Duration
82 minutes
Advisory
PG Offensive language & sexual references
Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess
The Netherlands/Germany 2019
In Dutch with English subtitles
A charming and sensitive all-ages drama that explores life’s lightness and gravity with uplifting emotional depth. Winner of a special mention from the Berlinale Generation KPlus’ adult jury, and the NYICFF Grand Prize Feature Film Award.
10-year-old Sam is enduring a summer family holiday on a Dutch island, but things are far from idyllic – his brother has a broken leg, his mum has terrible migraines, and his dad is constantly trying to encourage togetherness. Sam, who has an imaginative morbid streak and a desire to unpack life’s big questions, embarks on “aloneness training” to prepare for the fact that as the youngest he’ll likely outlive his family. But his training quickly changes tack when he meets 11-year-old Tess, an enigmatic and electric force, with a secret and quest all of her own. — Nic Marshall
“My Extraordinary Summer with Tess is particularly affecting when it’s in quiet rather than breezy mode, and its central duo rise to the task of conveying complicated emotions in tender, telling glances. It helps that Sal Kroonenberg’s scenic cinematography not only makes a visual impact, but reinforces the feature’s thematic journey. In a movie about young hearts and minds trying to find their place in the world – one by accepting life’s losses as well as its connections, the other by exploring her origins – continually placing its searching characters amongst sandy dunes, sprawling hillsides and ocean expanses is a smart and fitting touch.” — Sarah Ward, Screendaily
Credits
Steven Wouterlood
Director
Joram Willink, Piet-Harm Sterk
Producers
Laura van Dijk. Based on the book by Anna Woltz
Screenplay
Sal Kroonenberg
Photography
Christine Houbiers
Editor
Florian Legters
Production Designer
Margriet Procee
Costume Designer
Franziska Henke
Music
With
Sonny van Utteren
Sam
Josephine Arendsen
Tess
Julian Ras
Jorre
Tjebbo Gerritsma
Gijs
Suzan Boogaerdt
Mara
Johannes Kienast
Hugo
Terence Schreurs
Elise
Jennifer Hoffman
Ida
Hans Dagelet
Hille
Guido Pollemans
Sil
Festival
Berlin 2019
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Student $15.50
Senior $12.50
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Family-friendly… youth cinema with surprising emotional depth.
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