SOFT LEAVES

Wed 9 July | 17:00 | Pálás Screen 1

2025 | Belgium | 94’

Dutch, Japanese, German (English Subtitles)

11-year-old Yuna lives in Belgium with her father. When a sudden accident leaves him in a coma, Yuna’s mother rushes back from Japan to Belgium, along with Yuna’s little half-sister. As her father shows signs of recovery, the broken family reunites, and Yuna is forced to face a new journey in her role as a big sister, and her mother’s daughter. World premiere at IFFR.

Director/Writer: Miwako van Weyenberg
Producer: Antonino Lombardo
Cast: Lill Berteloot, Kaito Defoort, Masako Tomita, Geert van Rampelberg