BLUEBIRD
synopsis
13-year old Merel is a responsible, successful student who lives with her parents and seriously handicapped younger brother. But she’s not the happy girl you’d expect of someone her age. Deep down she harbours a secret. For no reason whatsoever, no matter where she goes, she’s hounded by a bunch of classmates. They bully her. As her situation worsens, Merel withdraws from her family. The bullying hardens her and gives her a push in the wrong direction. To overcome the madness, Merel will have to mature and decide what kind of girl she wants to be in the future.
original title: | Bluebird |
country: | Netherlands |
year: | 2004 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Mijke de Jong |
film run: | 77' |
release date: | NL 10/04/2004 |
screenplay: | Helena van der Meulen |
cast: | Elske Rotteveel, Kees Scholten, Elsie de Brauw, Jaap Spijkers, Bright O'Richards, Bente de Vries, Floris Heyne, Carmen Otten, Sharai Voet |
cinematography by: | Goert Giltay |
film editing: | Dorith Vinken |
art director: | Jolein Laarman |
music: | Monica Petit, Maartje Wevers |
producer: | Hans de Weers, Hans De Wolf, Suzanne Kunzeler, Margriet van de Water |
production: | Egmond Film and Television, NCRV - Nederland 1 |
backing: | CoBo Fonds |
distributor: | 1 More Film |