Punks (2019)

  • NR
  • 11/22/2019 (NL)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 30m

Overview

The parents are at their wits’ end, so a temporary supervision order is the last hope for a group of teenagers in Punks. Now, on a remote farm in France, they’re going to have to get their lives back on track, with the help of a counselor. If they want any chance of a happy life, they need to engage in some frank and painful conversations. Mitchel has to find a way to get along with his father, but maybe too much has already happened since his mother died. Jahlano is already at the next stage: he’s no longer allowed to live with his mother, and needs to get over the disappointment. Mike, meanwhile, is struggling with his image as a boy who’s “got a screw loose.” Filmed in constant close-up by director Maasja Ooms, the teenagers try to tame their demons with music and therapy, but problems from the past keep resurfacing. In this intimate and sincere portrait, these troubled kids show us their most vulnerable sides.

Maasja Ooms

Director

Cast

Mitchel's headshot

Mitchel

Himself
Mike's headshot

Mike

Himself
Sanne's headshot

Sanne

Herself
Chris's headshot

Chris

Himself
Petra's headshot

Petra

Herself
Jahlano's headshot

Jahlano

Himself

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