NETHERLANDS
KIDDO
91 MIN
2023

Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Lu is living in a foster home when her long-lost mother Karina shows up unexpectedly and takes her on a wild road trip in a beat-up sports car — all the way to her grandma in Poland. Lu soon finds out it's all or nothing with Karina when she gets pulled into a Bonnie and Clyde-like fantasy. But reality quickly catches up, forcing them to decide what they're willing to do to stay together forever.

Cast & Crew
Producer(s): Layla Meijman, Maarten van der Ven
Director: Zara Dwinger
Script: Nena van Driel, Zara Dwinger
Director of Photography: Douwe Hennink
Production Designer: Bram Doyer
Music by: Jac van Exter
Sound: Zita Leemans, Kamila Wójcik, Peter Strijbos
Edit: Fatih Tura
Cast: Rosa van Leeuwen, Frieda Barnhard, Lidia Sadowka, Aisa Winter, Maksymilian Rudnicki
Production: Studio Ruba


Zara Dwinger
Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in 1990, she studied anthropology, worked as an editor for an online magazine and took various film internships before graduating in fiction film direction from the Netherlands Film Academy. Her graduation film, Siren, screened at over 35 festivals worldwide and won several awards. She is currently teaching at—the Amsterdam Theatre School and the Amsterdam Film School whilst she develops new film projects.

Filmography
LIV (short, 2016), Sirene (short, 2017), Yulia & Juliet (short, 2018), A Holiday from Mourning (short, 2020), The Girl Who Was Cursed (TV, 2021), Kiddo (2023).

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