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Wij
2018 100 min Belgium, Netherlands 18+
★6.0
Drama
Director: Rene Eller
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Description
During a scorching summer in a Belgian-Dutch border village, eight teenagers play games of discovery to break the listless monotony. They challenge each other and themselves and pretty soon, their sexual curiosity starts to blur the lines between right and wrong. As innocence is crushed in depraved games and sexual exploitation, the teenagers soon turn into ruthless predators.
Starring
Aimé Claeys
Actor
Tijmen Govaerts
Actor
Pauline Casteleyn
Actor
Awards
3 wins & 4 nominations
Key opinion
Wij (2018) is widely criticized for its lack of coherent narrative and its reliance on cheap provocation and disturbing imagery. Reviewers view the film as a hollow exploration of moral decay that fails to provide any meaningful purpose or artistic insight.
| Screenplay | The film fails to establish a coherent or meaningful narrative purpose, resulting in a hollow viewing experience. | |
| Direction | The direction is perceived as amateurish and reliant on base, repetitive provocations rather than skilled storytelling. | |
| Acting | Performances are regarded as weak, characterized by flat dialogue and thin character psychology. | |
| Theme | The film attempts to depict a state of social and moral decay, though opinions divide on whether this serves as a cynical critique of youth or an exploitative, aimless exercise in shock. |