Cobain

by Nanouk Leopold

The moving story of a teenage-boy giving all the love he has to give to try and save his mother.

Cobain comes from a broken home, but he is not a broken soul yet. He cares deeply for the person who gave him that funny name: his mother Mia. Living on the streets, Mia just can't get a grip on her life, even now that she is heavily pregnant with another child. When Cobain demands that Mia get help for herself and the baby, the two separate after a bitter argument. He finds shelter with Mia's ex Wickmayer, a man who pimps out young, foreign women. Supporting them in their daily lives and flirting with them as he is growing into a young man, Cobain feels he finally found something resembling a home. When Mia attempts to contact her son again, Wickmayer sends her away. But Cobain - seeing she's in an even worse condition - takes responsibility and tries to help Mia to be a good mother for once.

Genre / Language / Length
Drama / Dutch / 94 minutes
Original title
Cobain
directed by
Nanouk Leopold (IT‘S ALL SO QUIET, BROWNIAN MOVEMENT, WOLFSBERGEN)
produced by
Circe Films in co-production with A Private View, COIN Film, VPRO Television and The Film Kitchen
Cast
  • Bas Keizer
  • Naomi Velissariou (OUT OF LOVE)
  • Wim Opbrouck (COBAIN)
  • Dana Marineci (TONI ERDMANN)
  • Cosmina Stratan
  • Maria Kraakman
  • Tamar van den Dop

Press Quotes

“Cobain is a gentle and thoughtful film... top-notch performances.”
CINEUROPA

“Keizer proves a mesmerizing presence throughout”
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

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