A Family: A Divorce Seen Through the Eyes of the Children, with Carice van Houten

How do a brother and sister cope with their parents’ separation? A Family, by Mees Peijnenburg, puts Nina and Eli at the heart of a divorce and its repercussions. This Dutch-Belgian drama, starring Carice van Houten and Pieter Embrechts, opens in cinemas in France on January 27, 2027, distributed by Paname Distribution.

The two teenagers don’t find the same ways to cope with the breakup. Caught between their attachments, their anger and their need to be heard, each retreats into their own world. The film follows their two perspectives on a family coming apart and the bonds they try to preserve.

Celeste Holsheimer and Finn Vogels play Nina and Eli. Mees Peijnenburg co-wrote the screenplay with Bastiaan Kroeger; the production is a collaboration between Juliet at Pupkin and The Reunion, with Michiel and Lukas Dhont among the producers. The director returns to feature films after Paradise Drifters.

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