Bluebird (2004 film)

Bluebird is a 2004 Dutch television film directed by Mijke de Jong. It is the first in a trilogy of films made by de Jong about young women becoming adults.[1]

Bluebird
Written byHelena van der Meulen
Directed byMijke de Jong
StarringElske Rotteveel
Kees Scholten
Elsie de Brauw
Jaap Spijkers
Bright O'Richards
Theme music composerHarry de Wit
Richard Janssen
Country of originNetherlands
Original language(s)Dutch
Production
Producer(s)Hans de Weers
Hans de Wolf
CinematographyGoert Giltay
Editor(s)Dorith Vinken
Running time77 minutes
Production company(s)CoBo Fonds
Release
Original release
  • 10 April 2004 (2004-04-10)

Plot

Merel (Elske Rotteveel) is a 13 year old girl living in Rotterdam and looking after her younger disabled brother. She is successful at school, but hounded by a group of a classmates. As the bullying intensifies, Merel finds it hard to talk about it and her behaviour changes.

Accolades

Bluebird won a Crystal Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival.[2] The film was selected by the Netherlands as its official Foreign Language Film submission for the 78th Academy Awards, but was rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences because it had been shown on television.[3] The film also won the Youth Jury Award at the Toronto Sprockets International Film Festival for Children and the Grand prix de Montréal at the Montréal International Children’s Film Festival.[4]

In 2008, VPRO rated it as de Jong's best film and stated it demonstrated her skill as a director.[5]

References
  1. Bockting, Berend Jan; Broekhoven, Jorrit van (14 February 2020). "De Volkskrant film- en tv-tips voor zaterdag 15 februari". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. "Katia's Sister (Het Zusje Van Katia)". Walker Art Center. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "The blue bird will not fly". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. Kortum, Evelien (19 September 2018). "Op scherp: Mijke de Jong - vpro cinema". VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Op scherp: Mijke de Jong". VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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