Two Sides of Summer
Dubbel vakantie
9–12
Polish premiere
dir. Loes Janssen
Netherlands 2025 / 15’
Polish voice-over
Netherlands 2025 / 15’
Polish voice-over
The film portrays the reality of many contemporary families in which parents decide to separate. Spending half the holidays with each parent separately sounds like a dream, but despite enjoying fun times by the pool with mum and enjoying forest walks with dad, the longing for the other parent never goes away. Giving children a voice, the film presents their perspective, telling, in a tender and sometimes humorous way, how to find one’s place in the new reality of a split, two-household family.
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The film explores the theme of parental separation.
Awards
2026
Psaroloco International Childrenʼs Film Festival
Audience Award
Creators
Director
Loes Janssen
Screenplay
Loes Janssen
Cinematography
David Spaans
Editing
Festus Toll
Music
Diego van Uden
Producers
Charlotte Driessen
Production
Harpy Films
Original language
Dutch