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Section: International Competition of Feature Films for Youth
Fight Girl (2018)
When her parents end up in an acrimonious divorce, the headstrong, highly volatile Bo (12) moves to an Amsterdam suburb with her mother and brother. Once there, her neighbour, Joy, introduces her to the kickboxing club. She demonstrates natural talent and is very soon taking part in the Dutch championships, but her parents´ divorce is distracting Bo and threatens to ruin the contest. Bo must learn restraint and accept that she can´t control everything.
| Country | Netherlands, Belgium |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Duration | 84 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Johan Timmers |
| Screenplay | Barbara Jurgens |
| Director of Photography | Jeroen de Bruin |
| Music | Stijn Cole, Tom Pintens |
| Edited by | Philippe Ravoet |
| Contact | The Film Kitchen |
Biography
A screenwriter and director from the Netherlands. He studied history in Amsterdam. He directed the features The Odd One Out (Vreemd bloed, 2010), Guilty Movie (2012), Miracle Monks (Wonderbroeders, 2014) and Loonies 2 (Loenatik, te gek!, 2014).
Family, Friendship, Sports, Positive Choices, Growing Up, Sports