Playground
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | Playground |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 72mins |
| Year | 2021 |
| Country | Belgium |
| Director | Laura Wandel |
| Actors | Maya Vanderbeque, Günter Duret, Lena Girard Voss |
| Language | French |
| AKA | Un monde |
| Showings |
When Nora witnesses Abel being bullied by other kids, she rushes to protect him. But Abel forces her to remain silent. Caught in a conflict of loyalty, Nora tries to find her place, torn between children’s and adult’s worlds.
An ordinary primary school becomes a terrifying psychological battleground in Laura Wandel’s deeply unnerving first feature.
★★★★
In a perfect hour and 12 minutes, “Playground” tells the sweeping, intimate story of a child’s coming into consciousness.
★★★★★
A powerful, emotionally compelling film, Playground captures with enormous force the very velocity with which children lose empathy when thrown into the jungle of the playground.
★★★★
Playground doesn’t need to belabor the point for us to grasp it: It’s a jungle out there, even when you leave the jungle gym behind.
★★★★
