Cobain

Cobin
Director
Nanouk Leopold
Country
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany
Year
2018
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Stienette Bosklopper
Cast
Bas Keizer, Naomi Velissariou, Wim Opbrouck, Dana Marineci, Cosmina Stratan, Sofia Dossantos, Maria Kraakman, Maartje van de Wetering, Thomas Ryckewaert, Ward Weemhoff
Production
Circe Films, A Private View, Coin Film GmbH, The Film Kitchen, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)

Storyline

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.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Berlin International Film Festival 2018
Generation 14Plus
World Premiere

European Film Awards (EFA) 2018
Feature Film Selection