Hemel

Family/Drama, Netherlands 2012

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She is called Hemel. That means heaven in Dutch. However, the young woman with the insatiable thirst for sex and provocation would rather be associated with hell. Everywhere she goes, she gets into trouble. While for her most men are just a piece of meat to satisfy her lust, there is one whom she constantly wants to please: Gijs, her father. Since the death of her mother, she has lived with him in a kind of symbiosis that tolerates no commitment in their respective affairs. But then the father seriously falls in love. Sacha Polak's debut draws the picture of an ambivalent, troubled woman in episodes. A fearless warrior with a vulnerable soul - full of explosiveness and at the same time of great tenderness. Embodied with physical intensity by Hannah Hoekstra, who received several awards for her portrayal of Hemel.
81 min
SD
FSK 16
Audio language:
Dutch
Subtitles:
German

Awards

Berlinale 2012 FIPRESCI-Award FIPRESCI Prize

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Director:

Sacha Polak

Composer:

Rutger Reinders

Sound Design:

Jan Schemer

Original title:

Hemel

Original language:

Dutch

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 16

Audio language:

Dutch

Subtitles:

German