Kiddo (film)

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Kiddo
Kiddo (film) poster.jpg
Berlinale release poster
Directed by Zara Dwinger
Written byZara Dwinger
Nena van Driel
Produced byLayla Meijman
StarringFrieda Barnhard
Rosa van Leeuwen
CinematographyDouwe Hennink
Edited byFatih Tura
Music byJac van Exter
Production
company
Studio Ruba
Distributed byGusto entertainment
Release dates
  • 19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)(Berlinale)
  • 5 July 2023 (2023-07-05)(Netherlands)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
Polish
English

Kiddo is a 2023 Dutch drama road movie directed by Zara Dwinger (in her directorial debut) who co-wrote it with Nena van Driel. [1] [2] Starring Frieda Barnhard and Rosa van Leeuwen. [3] It is about an absentee mother who snatches her daughter from her adoptive family to take her on a road trip to Poland to be together forever. [4]

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Kiddo had its world premiere on 19 February 2023, in the Generation Kplus section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, [5] where it competed for the Crystal Bear. [6]

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. [7]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: [8]

Financing

The film received an economic incentive of 313,761 to develop the production. [9]

Release

Kiddo had its world premiere on 19 February 2023, in the Generation Kplus section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. [10] It was released commercially on 5 July 2023, in Dutch theaters. [11]

Accolades

YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2023 Berlin International Film Festival Crystal BearKiddoNominated [12]
Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film FestivalMoon of Valencia Award - Best Feature FilmNominated [13]
Yerevan International Film Festival Best Humanitarian Film - Special MentionWon [14]

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