Our Girls at filmforum: A Family Drama Under High Tension
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Our Girls: When Friendship Breaks Under an Impossible Decision
A shared vacation in the Austrian Alps begins as a familiar ritual and ends in a moral state of emergency. Our Girls, the Dutch-language drama-thriller directed by Mike van Diem, tells the story of two close families whose seemingly unshakable bond is shaken by a life-altering accident.
A vacation idyll turns into unsettling tension
Elise and Madelon have known each other since childhood. Their mothers, Anouk and Gwen, share a long-lasting friendship that has grown through joint travels and family closeness. However, when the two girls become involved in an accident in the Alps, the lightheartedness of summer transforms into a distressing trial.
Van Diem's direction leads from the open landscape into ever tighter emotional spaces. Vacation snapshots turn into psychological close-ups, and familiar gestures give rise to suspicion, guilt, and fear. The drama revolves around a question that allows no simple answer: How far will parents go when their own child is threatened?
Drama between family drama and thriller
The film is based on the novel We Doen Wat We Kunnen by Lykele Muus. The screenplay by Mike van Diem translates the literary conflict into a precise narrative of tension, where each decision reveals new fractures in the relationships.
The acting of the ensemble carries this moral torment with great intensity. Thekla Reuten, Noortje Herlaar, Fedja van Huêt, and Valentijn Dhaenens embody adults whose certainties become fragile under the pressure of events. Rosa van Leeuwen as Madelon and Frédérique van Baarsen as Elise are at the center of the friendship from which the conflict draws its emotional pull.
Stage-like imagery and intense atmosphere
Although Our Girls is coming to theaters as a film, the screening unfolds a distinct theatrical atmosphere: The screen becomes a projection surface for intimate glances, abrupt mood shifts, and a play with closeness and distance. Landscape, light, and acoustics enhance the contrast between external idyll and internal state of emergency.
The direction does not rely on superficial effects but on the gradual shifting of loyalties. A seemingly harmless moment gains new significance in retrospect; a conversation turns into a power struggle. Thus, a stage experience in a figurative sense emerges, where each character defends their own role and the family becomes a dramatic experimental setup.
A film about responsibility, guilt, and parental love
Our Girls combines family drama, psychological thriller, and moral chamber play. The film explores how quickly long-standing friendships can crumble under the pressure of existential decisions. The tension remains closely tied to the characters: It is not just the accident that changes the families' lives, but the decisions made afterward.
The filmforum will show the 103-minute production on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 8:30 PM. The screening is rated for ages 12 and up. Visitors can expect a concentrated cinematic image full of underlying threats, emotional density, and precise acting.
Conclusion: An intense cinematic experience at filmforum
Our Girls takes its audience from the sunny surface of a family vacation into the dark zones of fear, guilt, and unconditional parental love. Those who appreciate psychologically dense cinema, strong acting, and consistently sharpened dramaturgy will experience an evening at filmforum that lingers long after. Secure your ticket and experience this gripping drama-thriller on the big screen.
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