Messi and Maud

( La Holandesa )

— Marleen Jonkman

Dutch, Spanish (with Italian, English, Serbian, Catalan, Slovenian, Spanish, Polish, German, Greek subtitles); 90 min

Messi and Maud - Marleen Jonkman

Netherlands, Germany, 2017, 90 min

Production: Smarthouse Films, FATT Productions, Leitwolf TV- und Filmproduktion / International Sales: Visit Films

Maud and Frank are on holiday in Chile. Their relationship is fragile and so is Maud. After many years of trying, it is time to face the fact that they will never have children. However, Maud is in denial. After a huge fight with Frank, she runs off and sets out on a road trip through Chile where she meets a boy that goes by the name of Messi. This chance encounter between Messi and Maud turns into an epic adventure across Chile’ s breath-taking landscapes, and down a road of discovery.

Marleen Jonkman

When she was young, the Dutch Marleen JONKMAN already illustrated the books her sister wrote. She went on to study Film at the University of Amsterdam and then attended the Netherlands Film Academy. She graduated with the prize-winning short DAUGHTER in 2005. She joined production house Czar to direct commercials, shorts and video clips. In 2010, she made the TV film NEAR NEIGHBOURS for VPRO’s One Night Stand, which was written together with her sister Janneke Jonkman. Marleen Jonkman’s first feature film MESSI and MAUD (2017) premiered in Toronto.