Tag: Cinema of the Netherlands
Truly Naked | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
Father Knows Best: Intimacy Cuts Deepest in d’Ansembourg’s Debut
“When porn has become the norm, intimacy is the new taboo,” reads an early tagline for...
Silver Haze | Review
Keeper of the Flame: Polak Reckons with Reconciliation vs. Retribution in Conventional Drama
Dutch director Sacha Polak continues to explore the difficulties of acceptance and...
Top 200 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2023: #70. Sacha Polak’s Silver Haze
Silver Haze
For her fourth feature film, Dutch filmmaker Sacha Polak appears to be moving into an area that blurs the lines - promising "a...
The Last Ride of the Wolves | 2022 Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam Review
Fasten your Seatbelt: De Michele Embarks on a Bumpy First Ride
A thematic continuation of Alberto de Micheleʼs last short film, The Wolves (2011), for...
Dirty God | Review
A Woman’s Face: Polak’s Tender Melodrama Explores Struggle for Self-Love
With her third narrative feature, Dirty God, which also stands as her English language debut,...
