CeresJanet van den Brand

CERES tells the story of four children growing up on farms in a remote part of Zeeland. This visually stunning piece of tactile cinema is both a poetic sketch of life in the countryside and a naturalistic view of growing up in isolation.

Koen, Daan, Sven and Jeanine; four young Zeeland teenagers with big dreams, all work on their parents' farms. The seasons pass, crops are sown and harvested, animals are born and slaughtered. The cycles of sowing and harvesting determine their view of the world. Each in their own way they all dream of continuing the farm life; a deep-seated dream that is never questioned. But little by little their view begins to become broader and more complex and gradually they become more curious about what lies beyond the fields. They all have to learn to deal with their own changing world view, as well as with external influences. With time, the dream of life as a farmer becomes less obvious than it once was. The survival of the family business depends on this new generation. But what about their own dreams and desires? The young protagonists are at a crucial stage in their lives, in which the relationship between man and nature is more than ever externalized.



Nature Portret Coming of age Dutch spoken or subtitled

Vertoond op editie(s) 2018
Screened at edition(s) 2018

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Directed by Janet van den Brand
Belgium
2017 73 min.
Dutch
Subtitles: English

Programme

Belgian selection

credits
Director

Janet van den Brand

Producer

Majority Flemish

Cinematography

Timothy Wennekes

Editing

Sam Sermon

Music

Tim Taeymans, Harrold Roeland

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