Alicia

Alicia
dir.Maasja Ooms/Netherlands/2017/93 min
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“It’s not easy to find a foster family for you,” an orphanage supervisor explains to nine-year-old Alicia. “After all, you are a very special girl.” Alicia is crying. “I’m not special. I’m just a girl.” This disturbing scene sets the tone for this film about Alicia, who was taken away from her teenage mother by the Child Welfare Bureau when she was 12 months old. She’s been living in an orphanage since the age of five, and they have never managed to find a foster family for her. In Alicia, we watch as she becomes a teenager, still craving safety and love. Over the course of three years, filmmaker Maasja Ooms follows her daily life up close. Alicia’s yearning and powerlessness are palpable in these observations, which painfully reveal the effects of having no prospects.

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  • projection time:
    93 min
  • country/year:
    Netherlands/2017
  • director:
  • pictures:
    Maasja Ooms
  • production:
    Cerutti Film
  • selected festivals and awards:
    2017 – IDFA Amsterdam: Special Jury Award

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