Film detail | Lilet Never Happened

International of Competition of European First Films




Countries: Netherlands, U.K., Philippines
Language: English
Subtitles: Anglické, české
Directed by: Jacco Groen
Year: 2012
Length: 105`
Rating: 16
Screenplay: Jacco Groen
Director of Photography: Jan Dellaert, Danny Elsen, Patrick Layugan
Edited by: Sandor Soeteman
Production: Film and Music Entertainment, Springfilm

Synopsis: Lilet is a traumatized girl who has lived and learned too fast for her twelve years. The Filipino teen regularly runs away from her mother and stepfather, who want to exploit her as a prostitute. Lilet manages to hold her own on the nocturnal streets of Manila, but she is not happy. She has a dream. In it her absent father is a famous actor and she fantasizes about becoming rich and famous. A Dutch social worker tries everything in her power to help this maladjusted, obstinate girl, but Lilet seems determined to listen to nobody anymore; after all, no one wishes her well. Meanwhile, in the voice-over, Lilet tells her own tragic version of the tale of Snow White. This is a character-driven drama about a girl that seems past praying for.

Jacco Groen: Jacco Groen (1964) is a Dutch screenwriter, director and producer. He studied at the Netherlands Film and Television Academy. He established himself with his screenwriting and film productions, which include short, feature, documentary and TV movies, e.g., Solina (1994), Fenix (De Feniks, 1999) and Losing Track (Spoorweg, 2006). He works for the production company Springfilm and is the cofounder of its endowment fund. The drama Lilet Never Happened (Lilet Never Happened, 2012) is his feature-length debut.

Where and when Lilet Never Happened is screened

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Golden Apple Cinema, č. 3May 30th at 19:40N/A

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