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Directed by | Saskia Diesing |
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Starring | Abbey Hoes Uwe Ochsenknecht Gijs Blom |
Cinematography | Aage Hollander |
Music by | Paul Eisenach |
Distributed by | Cinéart |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
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Nena is a 2014 German-Dutch romantic drama film directed by Saskia Diesing from a script she co-wrote with Esther Gerritsen that was given 2014 Golden Calf awards for best director and best actress, [1] [2] and was noted with a special mention at the 2015 Berlinale. [3] The film's North American premiere was celebrated at the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, California, on 16 October 2015.[ citation needed ] Set in the Netherlands in 1989, the film is inspired by Diesing's own experiences of adolescence, as well as her father's battle with multiple sclerosis. [4]