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Theunrelentingwords‘withaknife’changeeverything.ATVpersonalityisbrieflydistractedwhilstfilmingherpetproject–‘awarm,endearingportraitofsociety’–onlytodiscoverhercameraisgone.Thepolice,however,hardlytakeherreportseriouslyandtheinsurancecompanydoesn’twanttopayout–untilshelies,sayingitwasarobberyinvolving‘aknife’.WhichimmediatelyhashugeconsequencesforYousef,theyoungsuspect.<br/> DirectorSamdeJongmakesvisuallyeffervescentfilms,aswasshownbyhisdebut,PRINS(2015),andGOLDIE(2019),filmedinAmerica.InMetmes,everythingisinoverdrive:fromthemusicalscoretothestrikingcameraanglesandmovements,fromthesyntheticshellsuitsandgreeneyeliner,tothegameshowsoundeffectsintendedtoemphasiseemotions.Thecolourfiltercreatesaworldofcandycanetones,aneon1980svideofantasyinwhichHadewychMiniswearsdentalbracesandGijsNaberhasarattailhaircut.<br/> Inthisartificialenvironment,actorShahineEl-Hamus'sportrayalofteenagerYousefhassomethingvulnerableaboutit,underhisever-changinghaircolour.Heissurroundedbyallmannerofrespectableadults,whodon’twanttohearhissideofthestoryorjustactintheirownself-interest.Usingsubduedhumour,DeJongtellsastoryofhypocrisyandstigmatisation.Onethatispainfullycommon,but,ifyouthinkaboutit,atleastassurrealastheabsurdistvisuals.
