Regret!
2013 · Netherlands · 95 min
- Director
- Dave Schram
- Screenplay
- Carry Slee, Dick van den Heuvel, Maria Peters
- Producer
- Dave Schram, Maria Peters, Hans Pos, Danielle Guirguis
- Music
- Herman Witkam
- Cinematography
- Erwin Steen, Pieter van der Heide
- Editing
- Robin de Jong
- Production company
- Shooting Star Filmcompany
- Based on
- Spijt!
Awards: Platinum Film; European Film Academy Young Audience Award; Rembrandt Award for Best Dutch Youth Film · 1 nominations
Cast
What it is about
Regret! is a Dutch teen drama directed by Dave Schram and based on Carry Slee's 1997 novel Spijt. The film follows a group of adolescents at a school in the Netherlands, where peer pressure, group dynamics and bullying sit at the centre of daily life. After an incident that disrupts the routine of the class, the story looks closely at how each character copes with the consequences of their actions and their silence, paying particular attention to the relationship between those who suffer the cruelty and those who inflict it.
How it was made
The film was shot in Dutch and released in 2013. It was produced by Dave Schram, Maria Peters, Hans Pos and Danielle Guirguis through Shooting Star Filmcompany. The screenplay was written by Carry Slee, Dick van den Heuvel and Maria Peters, working from Slee's novel. Herman Witkam composed the music, Erwin Steen and Pieter van der Heide shared cinematography duties, and Robin de Jong edited the film. The cast mixes young actors such as Robin Boissevain, Dorus Witte, Nils Verkooijen and Dave Mantel with more experienced performers like Edo Brunner.
Reception and legacy
Critics received the film positively, and it won the Platinum Film award and the Rembrandt Award for Best Dutch Youth Film. It was also nominated for the European Film Academy Young Audience Award. The film came out on Blu-ray in November 2013. It belongs to the Dutch youth cinema tradition, a field in which adaptations of novels for teenagers have had a steady presence.
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