Holly (2023 film)

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Holly
Holly 2023 film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Fien Troch
Written byFien Troch
Produced by
  • Antonino Lombardo [1]
  • Elisa Heene [1]
Starring
  • Cathalina Geeraerts
  • Felix Heremans
  • Greet Verstraete
CinematographyFrank van den Eeden
Edited byNico Leunen
Music by Johnny Jewel
Production
companies
Distributed byCinéart
Release dates
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07)(Venice)
  • 22 November 2023 (2023-11-22)(Belgium)
  • 6 March 2024 (2024-03-06)(France)
  • 7 March 2024 (2024-03-07)(Netherlands)
Running time
103 minutes [2]
Countries
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Luxembourg
  • France
LanguageDutch [1]
Budget€2.7 million [3]

Holly is a 2023 Dutch-language drama film written and directed by Fien Troch. [1] It is an international co-production between Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and France. [2]

Contents

The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it premiered on 7 September 2023.

Synopsis

One morning, 15-year-old Holly calls in absent to her school. Shortly thereafter, a serious fire breaks out, which destroys part of the school building and takes the lives of several students. Months later, the accident has still not been fully processed by the traumatized city population. Teacher Anna has created a volunteer group for the grieving community to give comfort to one another. Intrigued by Holly's strange premonition, she invites her to join her group. The girl's presence seems to bring unexpected peace of mind, warmth and hope to the group members. Without Anna's help, people soon begin to seek out Holly and her cathartic energy and demand more and more of her. The gifted girl unwittingly becomes the town's savior. The line between support and abuse is beginning to blur. [1]

Cast

Production

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Cathalina Geeraerts (2023).jpg
Felix Heremans (2023).jpg
Els Deceukelier (2023).jpg
Clockwise, from top left: Fien Troch, Cathalina Geeraerts, Els Deceukelier and Felix Heremans, for the presentation of Holly at Film Fest Gent 2023

For the film, Troch again teamed with Frank van den Eeden as director of photography, and her husband Nico Leunen as editor, the latter of whom has been involved in all of Troch's works. For the film's score, she enlisted the American musician Johnny Jewel, former member of the band Chromatics, who she already worked with on her previous feature film Home (2016). [4]

As of September 2021, the film was budgeted at €2.5 million. [4] It was produced by Antonino Lombardo for his company Prime Time (Belgium) and Elisa Heene for Mirage (Belgium), [4] [5] in co-production with Tarantula (Luxembourg), Les Films du Fleuve (Belgium), Topkapi (Netherlands), Tabiki (Netherlands) and Agat Films (France). Production support was provided by Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Casa Kafka, Cinéart, Netherlands Film Fund, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Film Fund Luxembourg. [1]

Release

Holly was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, [6] where it had its world premiere on 7 September 2023. [2] It was also invited at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in 'World Cinema' section and was screened on 6 October 2023. [7]

The film was released in Belgium on 22 November 2023 by Cinéart, [8] who also distributed the film in the Netherlands on 7 March 2024. [9] New Story distributed the film in France on 6 March 2024. [10]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 64% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 5.7/10. [11]

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Arras Film Festival 12 November 2023Golden AtlasHollyWon [12]
Chicago International Film Festival 22 October 2023Gold HugoNominated [13]
Magritte Award 9 March 2024 Best Flemish Film Nominated [14]
Venice Film Festival 9 September 2023 Golden Lion Nominated [15]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Holly". La Biennale di Venezia . Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Holly". ScriptOclap (in French).
  4. 1 2 3 Pedersen, Lise (12 September 2021). "Dardenne Brothers Back 'Holly' From Venice Horizons Best Director Winner Fien Troch". Variety . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Holly". www.miragefilms.be. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (25 July 2023). "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Mann, Lanthimos, Fincher, DuVernay, Cooper, Besson, Coppola, Hamaguchi In Competition; Polanski, Allen, Anderson, Linklater Out Of Competition – Full List". Deadline . Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "The 28th Busan International Film Festival: Selection List". Busan International Film Festival. 5 September 2023. Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Holly" (in Dutch). Cinéart. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Holly" (in Dutch). Cinéart. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Holly" (in French). New Story. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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  12. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (13 November 2023). "Holly triumphs in Arras". Cineuropa . Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Kay, Jeremy (14 September 2023). "'Fallen Leaves', 'About Dry Grasses', 'La Chimera' among Chicago fest international line-up (exclusive)". Screendaily . Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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