When It Melts

2023 · 111 min · NL · 6.7 (31 votes)

Dir. Veerle Baetens · Starring Charlotte De Bruyne, Rosa Marchant, Sebastien Dewaele, Naomi Vellisariou, Amber Metdepenningen, Anthony Vyt

Drama

Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts her past and faces up to her tormentors.

VIBE

This is a raw, emotionally charged journey into the depths of past trauma. It's a bleak, haunting exploration of memory and confrontation, unfolding with an unsettling, somber intensity. Expect an unflinching, slow-burn psychological drama that lingers long after the credits.

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