Paradise Drifters

Feature film

Written & Directed by
Mees Peijnenburg
In co-produciton with
VPRO
Genre
Drama
Duration
85 minutes
Release
September 2020
Written & Directed by
Mees Peijnenburg
In co-produciton with
VPRO
Genre
Drama
Duration
85 minutes
Release
September 2020

Paradise Drifters

Paradise Drifters is a fragmented portrayal about Lorenzo, Bilal and Chloe. Three homeless young adults heading to southern Europe is search for money, love and happiness. All three with their own motif, a different background, but with a common uncertainty about standing on their own two feet, without a base to fall back on.

“Soulful debut” – Screen Daily

Cast

Jonas Smulders
Bilal Wahib
Tamar van Waning
Joren Seldeslachts

Festival & Awards

Berlin Film Festival, Germany 2020
International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Netherlands 2020
New Zealand International Film Festival, 2020
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania 2020
European Film Forum Scanorama, Latvia 2020
Poitiers Film Festival, France 2020 – Audience Award Best Film

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Crew

Director
Mees Peijnenburg
Written by
Mees Peijnenburg
D.O.P
Jasper Wolf, NSC
Production design
Elza Kroonenberg
Casting
Post Castelijn Casting
Costume
Minke Lunter
Make-up
Evalotte Oosterop, Lindelotte van der Meer
1st AD
Willem Quarles van Ufford
Line producer
Alexander Blaauw
Composers
Ella van der Woude, Juho Nurmela
Sound design
Tijn Hazen
Editor
Imre Reutelingsperger
Co-producer
VPRO – Martien Vlietman
Creative producer
Nathalie van der Burg
Producer
Iris Otten, Sander van Meurs, Pieter Kuijpers