Characters & Themes
Upstream (2009) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2009 · 100 mins · Dutch
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- Directed by
- Danyael Sugawara
- Starring
- Anneke Blok, Manuel Broekman, Ronald Top, Lidewij Mahler, Marnie Blok, Wieger Windhorst
The film follows a strained mother‑son bond that deteriorates when Damiaan, after passing his school exams, promptly moves into a squat. Meanwhile his widowed mother Aleid becomes enamoured with a charismatic skipper and soon moves in with him, further testing their fragile relationship.
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