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Just Friends

Original title: Gewoon Vrienden
German title: Just Friends
Netherlands, 2018

Director: Smit, Ellen & Mond, Annemarie van de
Production company: Nuts & Bolts Films
Co-producers: BNNVARA
Age recommendation: 15 years and up
Length: 80 min.
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
Joris and Yad are from completely different worlds, still feelings start to bloom between them.
It has been 10 years since Joris´ father died, and he is still trying to come to terms with his father being gone when he meets Yad, who has just returned home for the summer after studying medicine in Amsterdam. Even though they are very different, they fall for each other and end up wanting to be more than «just friends», but they both have problems with their mothers that threatens their relationship.

Festivals:
Perth Int Queer Film Festival 2018, Milano LGBT 2018 (awarded), Roze LGBT Amsterdam 2019, Frameline San Francisco 2018, Chicago LGBT Film Festival 2018, Kristiansand CFF 2019

World sales address/es:
Nuts and Bolts (NL)

Sold to:
Salzgeber (DE)