Lena (2011)

Director:
Christophe Van Rompaey

Writer:
Mieke de Jong

Producer:
Els Vandevorst

Co-Producers:
Dries Phlypo
Jean-Claude Van Rijckeghem
Ineke Smits

Cinematographer:
Menno Westendorp

Production Design:
Wilbert van Dorp

Composer:
The Ballroomquartet

Editor:
Nico Leunen

Casting Director:
Rebecca van Unen

Costume Designer:
Ellen Lens

Set Decorator:
Elizabeth Spijkerboer

Lena is 17 and too heavy, too shy, and too willing to give the guys what they want. But what does she want? She’s not sure – until she meets Daan. Up to Daan, it’s always been a quick lay and a “see you around.” But with Daan, there’s something else: he kisses. On the outside, she takes it in stride. She’s a big girl, and making a spectacle of herself isn’t her thing. But on the inside, it’s pure Hollywood mush-and-moonlight magic. Think fireworks and volcanoes. That’s Lena. But wait: the icing on the cake is Daan himself, cute, funny, sweet – the kind that only pretty girls are allowed to dream of. Daan’s his own man, and if he finds Lena desirable, it’s his business. He doesn’t give a damn what others think. When he suggests that she move in with him and his dad Tom, he doesn’t even ask his old man. So Lena says yes to Daan, his caresses, his kisses – and to the delicate balancing act of sharing her life with him and Tom. Lena’s left her demanding and disapproving mother behind to forge her own little paradise. But when she finds out that Daan has been lying to her about what he really does all day, she begins to uncover a strength of character and willpower she never knew she had. She’s going to fight to preserve her paradise, even if it means destroying her own illusions and, perhaps, the life of someone close to her... 

Cast:

Emma Levie

Niels Gomperts

Jeroen Willems

Agata Buzek

Lisa Smit

Rifka Lodeizen

Chiem Vreeken

Arie de Man

Blue Ter Burg

Kevin de Wit

Susanne Op ‘t Hof

Ad Baars

Steef Cuijpers

Ernst Dekkers

Lottie Hellingman

Martijn Fischer

Meinrad Kneer

Clemens Levert

Jeroen Wolfs

Martin van Duynhoven