Kiddo
Rosa van Leeuwen, Frieda Barnhard
Kiddo by Zara Dwinger
NLD 2023, Generation
© Studio Ruba
Rosa van Leeuwen
Kiddo by Zara Dwinger
NLD 2023, Generation
© Studio Ruba
Frieda Barnhard
Kiddo by Zara Dwinger
NLD 2023, Generation
© Studio Ruba
Lying on the bunk bed in the children’s home, eleven-year-old Lu talks dreamy-eyed about her mother. Karina, she says, is a famous Hollywood actor who smells of oranges, talks to the stars and does her own stunts. One more sleep, then she finally comes to visit. But instead of an orderly meeting in the Dutch hometown, Lu unexpectedly finds herself in a rusty old Chevrolet – with cowboy boots and wigs in tow. The destination: Poland, where Lu’s grandmother is said to have hidden a lot of money. With this, mother and daughter aka Bonnie and Clyde plan on finally staying together forever. On their Hollywood-like road trip towards the east, always a car length ahead of reality, they attempt to get closer to their dream.
With
- Rosa van Leeuwen (Lu)
- Frieda Barnhard (Karina)
- Lidia Sadowa (Karina’s Cousin)
- Maksymilian Rudnicki (Grzegorz)
- Aisa Winter (Foster Mother)
Crew
| Director | Zara Dwinger |
| Screenplay | Nena van Driel, Zara Dwinger |
| Cinematography | Douwe Hennink |
| Editing | Fatih Tura |
| Music | Jac van Exter |
| Sound Design | Zita Leemans |
| Sound | Kamila Wójcik, Peter Strijbos |
| Art Director | Bram Doyer |
| Costumes | Vita Mees |
| Make-Up | Renee Wijnhoven |
| Casting | Saida van der Reijd, Elske Falkena |
| Assistant Director | Noen Brouwer |
| Production Manager | Mireille Crone-Rooijendijk |
| Producers | Layla Meijman, Maarten van der Ven |
| Executive Producer | Krystyna Kantor |
| Co-Producer | Marina Blok |
World Sales
Skoop Media
Produced by
Studio Ruba
Film Team
At the Photo Call.
Kiddo · Generation · Feb 19, 2023
Zara Dwinger, Nena van Driel, Rosa van Leeuwen, Frieda Barnhard
The director, the screenwriter and the two protagonists before the premiere.
Kiddo · Generation · Feb 19, 2023
Rosa van Leeuwen, Frieda Barnhard, Zara Dwinger
Roaaarrr!
Kiddo · Generation · Feb 19, 2023
Zara Dwinger
Born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands in 1990, she studied anthropology, worked as an editor for an online magazine and took various film internships before graduating in fiction film direction from the Netherlands Film Academy. Her graduation film, Siren, screened at over 35 festivals worldwide and won several awards. She is currently teaching at the Amsterdam Theatre School and the Amsterdam Film School whilst she develops new film projects.
Filmography
2016 Liv; short film 2017 Siren (Sirene); short film · Siren (Sirene) 2018 Yulia & Juliet; short film 2020 A Holiday From Mourning; short film 2021 Het meisje dat vervloekt was (The Girl Who Was Cursed); medium-length film 2023 Kiddo
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023