Archive - Festival 42

Forthright and unflinching sex industry drama set in a British seaside town

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  • Archive - Festival 42
  • Director: Muriel d’Ansembourg
  • Netherlands, Belgium, France 2026
  • 102 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Alec, a soft-spoken, introverted teenager, has always viewed life through the lens of his father's small-time pornography business. When they relocate from London to a sleepy seaside town, Alec hopes for a fresh start, trying to make friends without revealing his unconventional life. Everything shifts when he meets the fiercely independent Nina, whose convictions redefine the world in which he has grown up. As their relationship deepens, Alec's understanding of sexuality and desire begins to change.

What begins as an unlikely connection evolves into a tender and unexpectedly heartwarming story about discovering real intimacy – and what it truly means to be seen.

Feature Debut

Screening on September 27, attended by the director.


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  • Director Muriel d’Ansembourg
  • Production Els Vandevorst, Isabella Depeweg
  • Script Muriel d’Ansembourg
  • Cinematography Myrthe Mosterman
  • Editing Emiel Nuninga
  • Music Evgueni and Sacha Galperine
  • Festivals Berlin, Hong Kong, Transylvania (Best Performance Award, Ecumenical Jury Award)
  • Actors Caolán O'Gorman, Andrew Howard, Alessa Savage, Safiya Benaddi
  • Source m-appeal

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