110 mins |
Rated
M (Violence, offensive language, drug use, sex scenes & nudity)
Dutch Film Festival Closing Night
De Belofte Van Pisa
starring Shahine El-Hamus, Yorick van Wageningen, Olivia Lonsdale, Mahfoud Mokaddem
Moroccan Sam is admitted to the prestigious Amsterdam Music Academy on the day that his older brother Mo is arrested by the police. At the posh school he is on his own, feeling utterly out of place. But his instructor pushes him to achieve greatness and he falls in love with the beautiful Annelies, all the time trying to get his brother out of prison. To find his own voice, however, Sam must first learn to listen to himself.
Screening in Dutch with English subtitles
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Dutch Film Festival Closing Night
De Belofte Van Pisa
starring Shahine El-Hamus, Yorick van Wageningen, Olivia Lonsdale, Mahfoud Mokaddem
Moroccan Sam is admitted to the prestigious Amsterdam Music Academy on the day that his older brother Mo is arrested by the police. At the posh school he is on his own, feeling utterly out of place. But his instructor pushes him to achieve greatness and he falls in love with the beautiful Annelies, all the time trying to get his brother out of prison. To find his own voice, however, Sam must first learn to listen to himself.
Screening in Dutch with English subtitles