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Shabu a film by Shamira Raphaëla (75 min, 2021)
Fourteen-year-old Shabu is a good-natured, creative, and street-smart boy from the south of Rotterdam. When he wrecks his grandmother’s car on a joyride, his whole family is angry with him. He has a summer to make amends before his grandmother returns from a vacation in Suriname. His mother suggests he should sell popsicles to pay for the damage, but that would hardly get him very far. So he comes up with another solution which will allow him to combine moneymaking with his musical talent and the pleasures of a sultry summer. Will he succeed in making his family-and in particular his grandmother-proud of him again?
“I'm a little boy from Peperklip” is how Shabu describes himself, referring to the famous (and infamous) building in the south of Rotterdam where he grew up. The film’s vibrant story and playful editing accentuate the contradictions of teenage life: unpolished when life is tough, and buffed up when it needs to shine. A funny and touching film about a boy who looks bigger than he is, and about taking responsibility for your actions.
Nominated for the IDFA Award for Best Dutch Film
Written & directed by Shamira Raphaëla
Research Debbie Kleijn
DoP Rogier Timmermans, Jefrim Rothuizen, Jurgen Lisse, Gregg Telussa
Director/camera assistant Sebastiaan Boot
Sound Diego van Uden, Eric Leek
Editing David Verdurme, Lykle Tuinstra
Sound design Regard Ibrahim
Composer Michael Varekamp
Music supervisor René Thie
Grading Franck Ravel
Post supervisor Rob Maas
Trailer Pandemie
Sales agent Reservoir Docs
Distributor Netherlands Cinema Delicatessen
Co-producer Diplodokus
Produced by Tangerine Tree

[@GolldenVallion]

Er zit meer talent en kwaliteit in deze ene film dan in de meeste Nederlandse films van de afgelopen 10 jaar.

[@rutulobi7473]

I loved this movie it made me want to cry.

[@WOWTODAZ]

prachtige film, staat op de NPO

[@vedantsridhar8378]

I saw it at the cinema. Fantastic film! Definitely deserves to get a good place at the competition.

[@scavengerhunt9183]

such a cool uplifting movie

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Erg bijzonder!

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👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

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❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥!!!!

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ben trots op je man broski ❤

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Cool!

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👑

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