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A Family

Through its adolescent perspectives, the film seeks out — and holds space for — hope, love, and connection, reaching toward something eternal.

Caught in the crossfire of their parents’ divorce, Nina and Eli retreat into their own worlds, torn between loyalty, anger and longing to be seen. Through their mirrored eyes, the same story unfolds from two perspectives, revealing how love can fracture and still find its way home.

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A sober, focused proposal, aware that family drama can be better expressed on the margins than at the center.

El Perfil

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A Family further confirms Peijnenburg’s keen eye for body language and read-between-the-line details

Screen Daily

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A Family approaches divorce not as an incident, but as a lived condition, one that reshapes perception depending on where you stand, how old you are, and how much agency you’re allowed to claim.

Overly Honest Reviews

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A quiet storm you’ll feel long after it ends.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Eli

Finn Vogels

Nina

Celeste Holsheimer

Maria

Carice van Houten

Jacob

Pieter Embrechts

Crew

Director

Mees Pijnenburg

Script

Bastiaan Kroeger & Mees Peijnenburg

Producer

Iris Otten, Nathalie van der Burg and Sander van Meurs

Coproducer

Michiel Dhont & Lukas Dhont

Pita de Leeuw

DOP

Jasper Wolf

Editing

Imre Reutelingsperger

Music Composer

Annelotte Coster

Production Design

Jorien Sont

Costume Design

Minke Lunter & John van Vlerken

Hair & Makeup Design

Lindelotte van der Meer

Sound

Job Michel

Technical info

Original title

A Family

International title

A Family

Genre

psychological drama

Format

DCP – digital sound 5.1

Year

2025

Original language

Dutch

Countries of production

Belgium – The Netherlands

Production companies

Juliet at Pupkin – VPRO – The Reunion

Quotes & awards

Distribution & world sales

Distribution

Cinéart

Sales

Paradise City Sales

Mees Peijnenburg about

A Family

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‘A Family’ is very personal and important to me. For a very long, I’ve wanted to make a film about a family fracturing and how it affects all family members, seen from different perspectives. It is a film about unconditional love, resilience, heartache and above all, about emotional safety. I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to create ’A Family’ with such a fantastic team.

Our partners

A Family is a production by Juliet at Pupkin, VPRO & the Reunion with the support from the Netherlands Film Fund (NFF) and the Netherlands Filmproduction Incentive the Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), the Tax Shelter Measure of the Belgian Federal Government, Flanders Tax Shelter and Eurimages.

The film is distributed in the Benelux by Cinéart. International sales are handled by Paradise City Sales.