Boy Meets Gun
Year: 2019
Country:
NETHERLANDS
Language:
Dutch
Run Time:
84 minutes
Maarten Moreau isn’t sure if he exists. Or rather, he’s so bored with his life that it feels as if he doesn’t. An evolutionary philosophy professor with a wife, kids, and a submissive attitude, he craves something—anything—to shock his life into a new direction. When he gets caught in a violent robbery, the murder weapon accidentally ends up in Maarten’s hands. He could take it to the police, but when BOY MEETS GUN, the firearm’s seductive energy wins the professor over. Now a gun owner who’s looked death in the face, Maarten is a changed man. Making a complete 180, he goes from meek to macho. A protector of the weak. Destroyer of exploiters. Or at least that’s what his precious piece tells him while police and the gun’s original owner close in on his secret. Is Maarten in over his head or a vigilante savior? Darkly comedic and full of rising tension, this Dutch debut feature employs a blossoming romance between boy and gun to examine the alluring nature of power, violence, and their potentially deadly mix with unbridled masculinity. (In English and Dutch with subtitles) — D.O.
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Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: No
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Director
Joost van Hezik
Producers
Pieter Kuijpers, Sander van Meurs, Iris Otten
Screenwriting
Willem Bosch
Cinematography
Joris Kerbosch
Editing
Xander Nijsten
Principal Cast
Eelco Smits, Victor Ijdens, Mara van Vlijmen
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