The pandemic stole their future—and this is the receipt.
Due to the measures taken by the government, students have fewer and fewer prospects for a meaningful future. Life is on pause and society is kept in fear. The confidence in a bright future is gone. Even after 18 months, there is still no light at the end of the tunnel. The many promises have not yet changed this situation. In this moving documentary, young people give an idea of the impact of the measures on their lives. Is there still hope or has the damage already been done?
Direction
Van Bemmel lets youth speak without editorializing—radical trust in subjects.
Production
Intimate lockdown-era footage capturing isolation most documentaries missed.
Director
Jean-Jacques van Bemmel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
NL
