Край света. Запад
Playground — The main program
2021
Belgium
drama
72 min.
colour
7-year-old Nora and her big brother Abel are back to school. When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him by warning their father. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora will ultimately try to find her place, torn between children's and adult's worlds.
12+
Directed by: Laura Wandel
screenplay: Laura Wandel
cast: Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Karim Leklou
cinematography by: Frédéric Noirhomme
film editing: Nicolas Rumpl
art director: Philippe Bertin
production: Dragons Films, Lunanime
Laura Wandel
Laura Wandel is a Belgian film director and screenwriter born in 1984. She made her feature-length debut in 2021 with Playground. The film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Caméra d'Or award for best first feature film, winning the FIPRESCI Prize.