Paradise Drifters
Tamar van Waning, Jonas Smulders
Paradise Drifters by Mees Peijnenburg
NLD 2020, Generation
© Jasper Wolf/2019 Pupkin
Bilal Wahib, Tamar van Waning
Paradise Drifters by Mees Peijnenburg
NLD 2020, Generation
© Jasper Wolf/2019 Pupkin
Tamar van Waning
Paradise Drifters by Mees Peijnenburg
NLD 2020, Generation
© Jasper Wolf/2019 Pupkin
Film poster
Paradise Drifters by Mees Peijnenburg
NLD 2020, Generation
A silent yearning for a sense of belonging and emotional security, a pregnancy test and a grave pact, the distressing sight of a brother under lock and key: snapshots from the lives of the homeless Yousef, Chloe and Lorenzo, whose paths intersect on the concrete-jungle periphery of affluent society. On their trip to Southern Europe, each of them makes an irrevocable decision in this distinctive mix of calm and intimate portraits drawn together by dynamic editing. In his debut feature, Mees Peijnenburg employs great sensitivity in depicting the unique imperfection of three young individuals without a real place in this world as they dare to liberate themselves from dependent relationships while pursuing the safe harbour of authentic emotional bonds.
With
- Jonas Smulders (Lorenzo)
- Tamar van Waning (Chloe)
- Bilal Wahib (Yousef)
- Joren Seldeslachts (Ivan)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Mees Peijnenburg |
| Cinematography | Jasper Wolf |
| Editing | Imre Reutelingsperger |
| Music | Ella van der Woude, Juho Nurmela |
| Sound Design | Tijn Hazen |
| Sound | Oliver Pattinama |
| Production Design | Elza Kroonenberg |
| Costumes | Minke Lunter |
| Make-Up | Evalotte Oosterop |
| Assistant Director | Willem Quarles van Ufford |
| Casting | Job Castelijn |
| Line Producer | Alexander Blaauw |
| Creative Producer | Nathalie van der Burg |
| Producers | Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs, Pieter Kuijpers |
| Co-Producer | Martien Vlietman |
| Co-Production | VPRO Hilversum |
World Sales
Orange Studio
Produced by
Jonas Smulders, Bilal Wahib, Mees Peijnenburg, Tamar van Waning, Iris Otten
The film team at the Photo Call.
Paradise Drifters · Generation · Feb 23, 2020
Bilal Wahib, Tamar van Waning, Jonas Smulders
The protagonists at the premiere.
Paradise Drifters · Generation · Feb 23, 2020
Mees Peijnenburg
Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1989, he graduated from the Dutch Film Academy in 2013. His graduation film, Cowboys janken ook, as well as Un creux dans mon coeur, screened in the Generation programme where they competed for the Crystal Bear. In 2015, his television film Geen koningen in ons bloed won the prizes for Best Television Drama and Best Actor at the Netherlands Film Festival. In 2016, Un creux dans mon coeur won a Dutch Directors Guild Award for one of the most remarkable directing achievements of the year.
Filmography (short films)
2012 Wij waren wolven (We Were Wolves) 2013 Cowboys janken ook (Even Cowboys Get to Cry) 2014 Bloedhond (Wild Dog) 2015 Un creux dans mon cœur (A Hole in My Heart) · Geen koningen in ons bloed (We Will Never Be Royals); TV movie 2020 Paradise Drifters; feature film
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020