My Queen Karo
- 2009
- 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
1.1K
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A young girl witnesses the moral dilemmas of free love when her parents join a squatter community in 1970s Amsterdam.A young girl witnesses the moral dilemmas of free love when her parents join a squatter community in 1970s Amsterdam.A young girl witnesses the moral dilemmas of free love when her parents join a squatter community in 1970s Amsterdam.
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations
Anna Franziska Jaeger
- Karo
- (as Anna Franziska Jäger)
Cezanne Cuypers
- Tara
- (as Cezanne Q. Cuypers)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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- TriviaDorothée Van Den Berghe recalls how she come to find Anna Franziska Jaeger to play Karo: "It's a long story! I saw her in a shop and I knew it was her, she was exactly what I wanted. I really followed this girl, and (kept tabs on her). The film took two years to put together, and by that time, she was too old for the part as I had written. She had breasts already, and the part I had written was definitely for a child who was younger than that. So.. I held auditions and auditions, but I never found that quality, what I found in her. I rewrote the script, then, and we had to rethink how to shoot the nudity, for example, because of her breasts. But I think it puts the film into a better perspective, a child that age."
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A movie about the 70's that isn't a cliché for once
Shortly after Karo and her parents Raven and Dalia join a squatters community on the Amsterdam Wallen to live a life without boundaries nothing is certain. Raven shortly after picks up a relationship with a fellow activist while Dalia is trying to make a life for herself. The community itself has their own issues like trying to get by without getting evicted. Within this turmoil Karo has to find her own way. By getting her swimming diploma for one. She receives help from soft natured prostitute Jacky who is a oases of calmness to her.
For many directors the theme of free love community is an excuse for softcore porn and luckily that didn't happen here. It's a realistic portrait, entertaining, nothing overly dramatic, the 70-ies atmosphere for once not overdone and a great cast. Thank god we're spared the same old soundtrack. But most mentionable : no stereotypes, no secret hidden judgements on morals & last but not least the marvellously played Karo and off course success ingredient Matthias Schoenaerts. If you enjoy this theme, try Tillsammans(Together) as well.
For many directors the theme of free love community is an excuse for softcore porn and luckily that didn't happen here. It's a realistic portrait, entertaining, nothing overly dramatic, the 70-ies atmosphere for once not overdone and a great cast. Thank god we're spared the same old soundtrack. But most mentionable : no stereotypes, no secret hidden judgements on morals & last but not least the marvellously played Karo and off course success ingredient Matthias Schoenaerts. If you enjoy this theme, try Tillsammans(Together) as well.
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- Gross worldwide
- $109,377
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