With COBAIN, Nanouk Leopold has succeeded in creating a sensitive portrait of a boy who has to learn at an early age to take care of himself and others in a tough and harsh environment. After its world premiere in the Generation program of the Berlinale 2018, the film was therefore able to attract attention and inspire its audience at numerous other festivals worldwide. "The most beautiful coming-of-age films are those that don't yet know everything about their protagonists." Spiegel Online
Keywords
- Dutch Cinema
- Dutch drama
- Film Festival Oostende
- Nederlands Film Festival
- Addiction
- Childhood
- Coming of Age
- community
- drugs
- family
- parenthood
- relationship
- teen
Actors
- Wim Opbrouck
- Naomi Velissariou
- Bas Keizer
Director
- Nanouk Leopold
Drama
1h 34min
DUTCH
DUTCH
Cobain (15) tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain takes over.
Cobain (15) tries to get his pregnant mother Mia to quit her self-destructive lifestyle. When she refuses to clean up her act, Cobain takes over.
With COBAIN, Nanouk Leopold has succeeded in creating a sensitive portrait of a boy who has to learn at an early age to take care of himself and others in a tough and harsh environment. After its world premiere in the Generation program of the Berlinale 2018, the film was therefore able to attract attention and inspire its audience at numerous other festivals worldwide. "The most beautiful coming-of-age films are those that don't yet know everything about their protagonists." Spiegel Online
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Nanouk Leopold
Cast
Wim Opbrouck
Cast
Naomi Velissariou
Cast
Bas Keizer