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Bittersweet Sixteen (2021)

Comedy | 103 minutes
2,61 33 votes

Genre: Comedy / Drama

Duration: 103 minuten

Country: Belgium

Directed by: Jan Verheyen and Lien Willaert

Stars: Yana Steenhout, Aaron Blommaert and Tine Embrechts

IMDb score: 5,4 (237)

Releasedate: 22 December 2021

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Bittersweet Sixteen plot

Lotte is a teenager of 15 and looking forward to her 16th birthday. She has had a difficult year, a toxic relationship with Astrid, the prettiest girl in the class, damaged her self-image. On the home front, there is also a surprising twist: her parents split up. Hormones race through the adolescent bodies and days are colored by budding loves, the difficult but beautiful search for sexual identity, existential doubts that only adolescents can fill... All the big and small storylines will intersect and come to a climax at the party for Lotte her birthday. Her Bittersweet Sixteen...

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Fisico

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I thought this film was also shot by the daughter of Jan Verheyen and Lien Willaert. This received extra attention in the media when the theaters went into lockdown again during the premiere of this film during the Christmas holidays. Actually quite pleasantly surprised by this film. Not because this is Oscar material, on the contrary, but I thought it was quite entertaining and entertaining for a teen film slash high school movie.

Here and there the ball was missed. For example, I found the lesbian relationship unnecessary and poorly developed. A matter of forcing the two archenemies closer together? Although this was absolutely not necessary. They liked each other that way too.

All in all interesting teenagers. A film with speed and playfulness. With humor also with that quick-witted Max towards the teachers and fellow students. A film that, as far as young people are concerned, is also about identity and friendships. Jealousy and envy are never far away. A film that is certainly not inferior to its many American sister films and series. But if this comes from Flemish soil, it will be appreciated a little more.

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UmbraVitae

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Oh no, this was really disgustingly bad, the entire film came across as a bad cartoon, too much stage style, extremely lame jokes. If that was the intention, well, it wasn't my thing at all and there was irritation. But Jan Verheyen's films have often missed the mark in recent years, think of those 'FC De Kampioenen' films. Lowest score for this mistake.

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K. V.

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They recently broadcast it in 3 parts and now included it. The film will certainly not win the prize for originality, but the film was easy to watch.

I thought the cast was a bit mixed. I thought that certain girls spoke a bit too deliberately.

Nice to have seen it once.

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