Upstream

Year: 2009

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: Dutch

Director: Danyael Sugawara

Drama

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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