![]() ![]() I suspect that the possibility to obtain financing from the French-speaking government played a part in the decision to make the film bilingual. The fact that the father is Dutch-speaking while the mother speaks French is a nice statement about bilingual Belgium (their home country, as well as director Van den Berghe’s) but doesn’t serve any purpose in the film. Nevertheless, there were a few things I didn’t like. The way this dreamy, naive child reacts to the conflicts around her (including those between her parents), is what makes this film stand out. But the thing that makes this film something special is the point of view: the story is seen through the eyes of a young child, who doesn’t really understand everything that is happening around her. The subject, the life of a young family in a squatter’s community in Amsterdam in the seventies, is interesting enough. That’s a pity, because this film is well-written, poetic and beautifully filmed. It’s clear that My Queen Karo is not a crowd pleaser. We were there with about eight or ten other people. When I saw this movie on a Friday night in Brussels’s largest cinema, the theatre was almost empty. Karo slowly realizes that nothing can stay the same forever. ![]() Karo gets confused because of the internal conflicts that start to divide the group. Everything is shared in the squat, but not everyone is able to honor these ideals. She leads a carefree existence in this utopia-for-adults. Nine-year-old Karo grows up with her parents in an Amsterdam commune in the Seventies. Karo slowly realizes that nothing can stay the same forever.Ĭast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Déborah François, Anna Franziska Jaeger, Christelle Cornil, Cezanne Cuypers, Samuel du Chatinier, Rifka Lodeizen, Hadewych Minis.1h 41min | Drama, Romance | 28 October 2009 (Belgium) ![]() Ten-year-old Karo grows up with her parents in an Amsterdam commune in the Seventies. ![]() The film received three nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards. The film tells the story of Karo, a ten-year-old girl who witnesses the moral dilemmas of free love when her parents join a squatter community in 1970s Amsterdam. It was directed by Dorothée Van Den Berghe, produced by Frank Van Passel, and starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Déborah François, and Anna Franziska Jaeger. ![]()
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