Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
THE UNPOLISHED
Die Unerzogenen
Synopsis
Stevie, a precocious 14-year-old girl, must cope with the instabilities of her drop-out parents. Whilst they spend their days getting high and escaping their responsibilities, she takes control of her own life, making the journey towards maturity that her parents ought to have made years ago.
Synopsis
Stevie, a precocious 14-year-old girl, must cope with the instabilities of her drop-out parents. Whilst they spend their days getting high and escaping their responsibilities, she takes control of her own life, making the journey towards maturity that her parents ought to have made years ago.
Our take
Here lies a rather unconventional film about a rather unconventional family. Pia Marais’ determined debut delves into the everyday quest for normality of a teenage girl who rejects her wayward parents’ chaotic life choices: a fearless take on the inescapable human need of belonging.