She perfectly mirrors what it is to be grieving a loved one after death, taking their own life. This is where Akkermans’ beautiful performance as Iris comes into play. Pink Moon (Urban Group | 2022 Tribeca Film Festival) Is a complicated question the film tries to ask you, one that makes for a complicated answer depending on the viewer. ![]() Although perhaps one would have a hard time trying to understand why somebody would want to do such a thing, in Jan’s scenario it makes sense for his character to feel this way as he misses his long gone wife and days are just too sorrowful for him to keep going. In no way does the film promote suicide, but it does give a voice to those older folks who might want to keep their lives under their own control before it is too late and they’re too old to avoid a painful death in the future. It’s an uncomfortable topic for many as it’s something countless people are fearful of, sparking an interesting dynamic between father and his children. For such a heavy subject matter, writer Bastiaan Kroeger finds a way to discuss mortality with ease. It is not here to play, which as a result helps the audience feel how jarring it must be for both Iris and Ivan to be given the news of their father’s wishes to die within the first five to ten minutes of the movie. Pink Moon wastes no time in establishing the main issue at hand. While Ivan reluctantly accepts his wishes, Iris fights back and is determined to persuade him to change his mind. Here, they are told by their 74-year-old father the shocking news that he’s had enough of life and intends to end it all by his next birthday. Iris ( Julia Akkermans, Dirty Lies) and her older brother Ivan ( Eelco Smits, Feast) visit their father Jan ( Johan Leysen, Pandore) at his house to have dinner together. Director Floor van der Meulen delivers an extraordinary feature debut with what’s an extremely meaningful story discussing heavy topics such as suicide, mortality, and losing the will to keep living as we grow older. What does this have to do with a movie review? Well, as the Tribeca Film Festival continues to be a success for many up and coming filmmakers, I got to see a Dutch film called Pink Moon. ![]() A sibling, a friend, significant other or a parent: these are the people who we should prioritize above anything else, because we don’t know how much time we’ll get with them, yet most of the time we don’t, due to work, personal stress, or other obstacles. This will probably make me sound like your average modern-day parent, but I don’t think all of us fully appreciate the little moments as much as we should, because youth can sometimes blind us to what really matters and what we have in front of ourselves. ![]() Pink Moon explores what it is to grow old and how we should use our time with our loved ones carefully, in this bizarre yet honest look at human mortality.
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