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Section: Competition of European Documentary Films for Young Audience
Shabu (2021)
Netherlands, Belgium |
2021 |
75 min.
Shabu (14) lives in a colorful loving environment where everyone knows and supports each other. He needs that support, since he has a big obstacle to overcome this summer; he angered the most import woman in his life. His grandmother. He crashed her car joyriding it while she was on vacation in Surinam. So, instead of working on his music career he’ll have to pay for the damages done.
| Country | Netherlands, Belgium |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Duration | 75 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Dutch |
| Subtitle | Czech |
| Directed by | Shamira Raphaëla |
| Screenplay | Shamira Raphaëla |
| Director of Photography | Jurgen Lisse |
| Music | Michael Varekamp |
| Edited by | Lykle Tuinstra, David Verdurme |
| Contact | Reservoir Docs |
Biography
Dutch documetary director from the Caribbean island of Aruba. She studied audiovisual arts at ArtEZ in Arnhem. She successfully made her debut with the documentary Deal with It (2014), and directed, e.g., the films Daddy and the Warlord (De waarheid over mijn vader, 2019) and Shabu (2021).