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What makes us boys

Directed byJanet Van Den Brand, Timothy Wennekes

What makes us boys

Directed byJanet Van Den Brand, Timothy Wennekes
  • ORIGINAL LANGUAGE NL
  • SUBTITLES EN
  • COUNTRY BE
  • Duration 75
  • Prices 9.00 €, 7.00 €, 6.50 €, 6.00 €
  • Moderator ticket Article 27, Arsène 50
  • Abonnement Carte 5 places, UGC Unlimited

Synopsis

What Makes Us Boys is an intimate coming-of-age portrait about growing up in today's digital world. Teenager Daan and his younger brother Sam both struggle: Daan with the connective tissue disease EDS and Sam with being born in a female body. When Daan starts high school, he shares videos on social media to cope with the loneliness that comes with his disease. At the same time the relationship with his brother changes as he finds himself increasingly alone in a world Sam isn’t part of.

Synopsis

What Makes Us Boys is an intimate coming-of-age portrait about growing up in today's digital world. Teenager Daan and his younger brother Sam both struggle: Daan with the connective tissue disease EDS and Sam with being born in a female body. When Daan starts high school, he shares videos on social media to cope with the loneliness that comes with his disease. At the same time the relationship with his brother changes as he finds himself increasingly alone in a world Sam isn’t part of.

Additional information

Question / réponse des réalisateurs Janet van Den Brand et Timothy Wennekes

Vraag / antwoord van de regisseur Janet van Den Brand en Timothy Wennekes

Question / answer from the directors Janet van Den Brand and Timothy Wennekes