Dutch Focus Night

A special evening celebrating the Dutch Focus competition, full of personal, poignant and unique films. During Dutch Focus Night, the much-discussed feature film Truly Naked will be screened at 20:15 at Theater aan het Spui.

This coming-of-age film is the feature debut of Dutch director Muriel d’Ansembourg, who was immediately selected for the debut competition of the Berlinale Film Festival with her first full-length film—an honor rarely granted to Dutch filmmakers.

D’Ansembourg, who previously received a BAFTA nomination for her short film Good Night and won a Golden Calf with Fuck-A-Fan, is regarded as an emerging and fearless talent within European cinema. Her work is characterized by a female gaze and an unconventional approach to sexuality: she does not shy away from explicit imagery, but always uses it in service of the story and the search for authentic intimacy.

The evening will be further shaped by an additional programme focusing on themes such as intimacy, youth, and social perceptions.