759463
759463

Life Is Dream

2020-11-01
8
nl 101m
Documentary
At the end of the 1960s, Vanesa’s parents fled the Franco-regime’s deep poverty to pursue their dream in the Netherlands. Working their blue-collar jobs for hours and hours, for over 45 years, their purpose was to return to Spain wealthy and comfortable. There, in a house full of Dutch porcelain and shiny gold, they can now finally rest. Vanesa was raised as Dutch, but still feels trapped in their expectant illusion, even with the distance between them. Torn between two homes, she starts to re-examine her past.

Editor

Xander Nijsten

Director

Vanesa Abajo Perez

generations conflict family history family estrangement culture shock migration from spain

Status

Released

Countries

  • Netherlands

Companies

  • Basalt Film
  • KRO-NCRV