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Idyllic (2025)
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Original name: De Idylle
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Victor wonders if he’s too late to join dating games in his 40s. His sister Annika, an opera singer, wonders how different life could have been after receiving a surprising medical diagnosis. Their grandmother wonders if she should end her life right away. These are people who embark on a heartfelt quest for the perfect fulfillment of life, which proves to be a near impossible task.
Style:
emotional, life affirming, melancholic, realistic, contemplative, existential
Plot:
terminal illness, opera singer, family drama, mortality, midlife crisis, aging, sibling relationship, bittersweet, hopes, intimate, grandmother, healing, loss, regret, identity, slice of life, ethical dilemma, slow burn, resilience, gay, psychiatrist, fortune teller, death of father, death of grandmother, job interview ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
netherlands
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Story:
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Story:
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