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Holly (2023)

Drama | 102 minutes
2,96 55 votes

Genre: Drama

Duration: 102 minuten

Country: Belgium / Luxembourg / Netherlands

Directed by: Fien Troch

Stars: Cathalina Geraerts, Felix Heremans and Greet Verstraete

IMDb score: 6,0 (568)

Releasedate: 22 November 2023

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Holly plot

Fifteen-year-old Holly has a vision one day and informs her school that she will be absent. When a fire breaks out in the school building, the incident leaves no one unmoved. During the months-long mourning period, the teacher invites Anna Holly to volunteer. Holly's presence brings calm, hope and peace of mind to those involved. It doesn't take long before people look up to the girl for her healing energy.

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Fisico

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Possessing surgical powers, it seems nice to have them, but Holly slowly but surely discovers that she is messing herself up. If she had been born 500 years ago, her plague name would have sent her to the stake. Now she is believed for her actions, mainly among adults, because among her peers she remains an outcast with few to no friends.

This bullying behavior is distressing. I found the restaurant scenewhere she is portrayed as a object even more pathetic. Her own feelings no longer matter. I liked the disarmed friendship with Bart. It's nice that he could be funny every now and then. Haha, "what do you call a black man on the moon?" The relationship with her mother, sister or emotionally unstable teacher was more complex, less open-minded.

The spiritual supernatural element is of course the common thread. The film is not explanatory and the environment also asks few questions. You believe it and go along with it. But pure and pure as she seems to be - sent directly by God, as an angel - of course you cannot ethically ask money for it. Foreign. Despite some difficult moments, certainly not a melancholy affair like "Kid" or "The other person's happiness".

No doubt many will not be able to do much with this. Fortunately, I was into the story and found it quite refreshing. Excellent role also from the young inexperienced Cathalina Geeraerts!

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Film Pegasus (moderator films)

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Impressive film that immediately grabs your attention. With scenes that are never redundant, a strong performance by actress Cathalina Geraerts and what wonderful music. It has become a warm, fascinating film with a mix of mystery and mourning, through the eyes of an adolescent who grows up in a somewhat broken family and struggles with himself. It may well have become Fien Troch's best film. It's a shame that it seems to have lost track towards the end, although that in itself is not a bad thing. Absolutely enjoyed it and a film that continues to resonate.

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mrklm

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Shy 15-year-old Holly [Cathaline Geeraerts] is excluded at school by her classmates and called a witch. Teacher Anna [Greet Verstraete] suspects that there may be some truth to this, including after a school fire in which 10 students died. Flemish spoken psychological drama scores high in terms of atmosphere and Geeraerts is good in the leading role, but suffers from a chronic lack of story, which means that after a strong first half hour it moves at a snail's pace, without interesting twists or special discoveries.

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