17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
REEDLAND
RIETLAND
When reed cutter Johan discovers the lifeless body of a girl on his land, he is overcome by an ambiguous sense of guilt. While taking care of his granddaughter, he sets out on a quest to track down evil. But darkness can thrive in unexpected places.
ಜೊಂಡು ಹುಲ್ಲು ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಜೋಹಾನ್, ತನ್ನ ಜಮೀನಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಡುಗಿಯೊಬ್ಬಳ ಶವವನ್ನು ಕಂಡಾಗ, ವಿವರಿಸಲಾಗದ ಅಪರಾಧ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆಯು ಅವನನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ತನ್ನ ಮೊಮ್ಮಗಳ ಪಾಲನೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಲೇ, ಅವನು ಆ ಕೃತ್ಯದ ಹಿಂದಿರುವ ದುಷ್ಟತನವನ್ನು ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚುವ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದರೆ, ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಎಂಬುದು ನಾವು ಊಹಿಸದ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಹುದುಗಿರಬಹುದು ಎಂಬ ಸತ್ಯ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಅರಿವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Marleen Slot, Dries Phlypo, Martien Vlietman
Screenplay:
Sven Bresser
Director of Photography:
Sam du Pon, NSC
Editor :
Lot Rossmark
Music :
Mitchel van Dinther, Lyckle de Jong
Sven Bresser (b. 1992) is a filmmaker based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He graduated with honours from the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. His first short film, L’ÉTÉ ET TOUT LE RESTE (2018), premiered in the official selection of the 75th Venice IFF and won the Dutch Academy Award for Best Short Film. The same year, his TV film FREE FIGHT (2018) received two Dutch Academy Award nominations. He later directed the mid-length film SHE USED TO SING HERE (2021). REEDLAND is his debut feature film.