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Section: Festival Laurels from around the World
Playground (2021)
Seven-year-old Nora and her big brother Abel are back to school in Belgium. When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she wants to protect him by warning their father. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora will ultimately try to find her place, torn between the worlds of children and adults.
| Country | Belgium |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Duration | 72 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | French |
| Subtitle | Czech, English |
| Directed by | Laure Wandel |
| Screenplay | Laura Wandel |
| Contact | Indie Sales |
Biography
Belgian screenwriter and director. She studied filmmaking at the IAD art school in Leuven. She established herself with her student film Walls (Murs, 2007). She made the short film Foreign Bodies (Les corps étrangers, 2014) and debuted with the award-winning feature drama Playground (Un monde, 2021).
Childhood, Drama, School, Violence, Courage, Once upon a Time in Asia