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Cobain
The teenage son of a Flemish drug addict in the Netherlands has to grow up much faster than perhaps he’d like in Cobain, the latest feature from Dutch auteur Nanouk Leopold (Guernsey, Wolfsbergen). The director’s films have long been produced by Stienette Bosklopper through her outfit Circe Films — named after the Greek enchantress, natch — and that collaboration not only continues but is actually expanded, as Leopold here films Bosklopper’s first screenplay. But the story’s rhythm and tonal shifts aren’t always convincing, though astounding newcomer Bas Keizer, in the title role, is certainly a find.
After its premiere in the Berlinale Generation section aimed at teenagers — perhaps not (yet) quite attuned to the film’s arthouse-like approach to storytelling — Cobain will bow commercially in the Netherlands in April. It has already been sold to co-producing Belgium and Germany as well.
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Genre: Drama
Director: Nanouk Leopold
Actors: Bas Keizer, Cosmina Stratan, Dana Marineci, Maartje van de Wetering, Maria Kraakman, Naomi Velissariou, Wim Opbrouck
Country: Belgium, Germany, Netherlands
