17th BIFFes 2026
Jan 29th - 06th Feb 2026
"Woman: Shared Sensibilities, A Collective Voice for Equality"
THE PUPIL
DE PUPIL
As the line between mentorship and manipulation blurs, 12 year old Daan faces a frightening inner conflict. He admires his football coach Ries, who slowly becomes a central figure in his life and begins to exploit that trust. What feels like attention and encouragement gradually turns into control and abuse. Daan’s behaviour changes as he withdraws from his family, skips school, and becomes increasingly volatile. Caught between shame, loyalty, and confusion, he struggles to understand what is happening to him and how to find a way back to safety and himself.
ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ಮತ್ತು ದುರುಪಯೋಗದ ನಡುವಿನ ಗೆರೆ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಮಸುಕಾಗುತ್ತಾ ಹೋದಾಗ, 12 ವರ್ಷದ ಡಾನ್ ತನ್ನ ಫುಟ್ಬಾಲ್ ಕೋಚ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಗೂ ಮತ್ತು ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯಕ್ಕೂ ಇರುವ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಭಯಾನಕ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Producer(s) or Production Company:
Ineke Kanters, Lisette Kelder
Screenplay:
Karin Junger
Director of Photography:
Martijn van Broekhuizen
Editor :
David Verdurme
Music :
Frederik Van de Moortel
Karin Junger (b. 1957), grew up in Belgium, lives in the Netherlands. She studied French language, literature and mass communication at the University of Amsterdam and trained in directing at the Maurits Binger Film Institute. Working in fiction and documentary, her first documentary won the Joris Ivens Award, and her fiction films received a Silver Bear at the Berlinale and a Gouden Kalf at the Netherlands FF. Her key works include BIRTHPLACE UNKNOWN (1988), CHICKIES, BABIES & WANNABEES (2000), MAMA BENZ (2002), THE PRICE OF COTTON (2005), BOLLETJES BLUES (2006), SEXY MONEY (2014), ME, ALONE IN THE CLASSROOM (2017) and 10 SONGS FOR CHARITY (2021).