Go to content
Hush up or fight, that is the choice successful singer Sonne faces when abuse from the past threatens her family again. Poignant drama with leading roles for Eelco Smits, Abbey Hoes and Georgina Verbaan.
Following her elder sister’s unforeseen death, singer-songwriter Sonne (25) to her family’s astonishment furiously throws herself into the protection of her niece Lotte (12). Nobody understands what drives her and why she even cancels her tour. But when her fight with Lotte’s lawful father leads to a lawsuit, her shame-riddled past full of abuse inevitably comes to light. It turns out music was Sonne’s opiate to grief; her cheerful façade a shield to hide behind. Inspired by Karin Bloemen’s life, adapted from Arthur Japin’s novel.

Credits

Director
Executive producer
Production Design
Kostuumontwerp
Sound editing

Title: Buiten is het feest
Year: 2020
Duration : 1 hour, 35 minutes
Category: Feature film
Edition: NFF 2020

BoekverfilmingDramaMaatschappijMuziekFamily affairs

NFF Archive

You are now in the NFF Archive. The archive contains contains information on film, TV and interactive productions that were screened at past festival editions. The NFF does not dispose of this material. For this, please contact the producer, distributor or broadcaster. Sometimes, older films can also be found at the Eye Film Museum or the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision.