A Family

Feature film

Directed by

Mees Peijnenburg

Written by

Bastiaan Kroeger, Mees Peijnenburg

In co-production with

The Reunion

Genre

Drama

Duration

90 minutes

Release

april 2026

Directed by

Mees Peijnenburg

Written by

Bastiaan Kroeger, Mees Peijnenburg

In co-production with

The Reunion

Genre

Drama

Duration

90 minutes

Release

april 2026

A Family

Caught in the crossfire of their parents’ divorce, Nina and Eli retreat into their own worlds, torn between loyalty, anger and longing to be seen. Through their mirrored eyes, the same story unfolds from two perspectives, revealing how love can fracture and still find its way home.

Cast

Finn Vogels
Celeste Holsheimer
Carice van Houten
Pieter Embrechts

Festivals & Awards

Berlinale, Germany 2026 – Special Mention
International Film Festival Uruguay, Uruguay 2026 – Best Performance award from the Children’s Jury
Biarritz Film Festival, France 2026
Giffoni Film Festival, Italy 2026
New Zealand Film Festival, New Zealand 2026
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada 2026 – Official Competition
The European Film Festival in South Africa, South Africa 2026
Nara IFF, Japan 2026
Young Horizons FF, Poland 2026
Filmfest Gent, Belgium 2026
Mostra São Paulo IFF, Brazil 2026
EU Film Festival Lima, Peru 2026
Jakarta World Cinema, Indonesia 2026
Thessaloniki FF, Greece 2026
Tallinn – Pimedare Ööde Filmifestival, Estonia 2026
Taipei Golden Horse FF, Taiwan 2026
Gijon IFF, Spain 2026

Crew

Director

Mees Peijnenburg

Scenario

Bastiaan Kroeger, Mees Peijnenburg

D.O.P.

Jasper Wolf

Production Designer

Jorien Sont and Tim Balk

Costume

Minke Lunter en John van Vlerken

Casting

Rebecca van Unen

Casting kinderen

Lobke de Boer en Renée de Graaff

Make-up en haar

Lindelotte van der Meer

Sound

Job Michel

1st AD

Johan Ivens

Gaffer

Bram van Woudenberg

Editor

Imre Reutelingsperger

Sound Design

Arnout Colaert

Line Producer

Jessie mentjox

Producer

Iris Otten, Nathalie van der Burg and Sander van Meurs