Film: For the girls

Two friendly couples have shared a holiday home in the Oostenrijkse Alpen for years. But when their teenage daughters are involved in a serious accident during a joint holiday, the apparent harmony quickly crumbles. Old pain and pent-up frustrations mercilessly surface when it turns out that one daughter can be saved, but only if the other girl is given up. What starts as a moral dilemma degenerates into an absurd and ruthless battle in which every boundary blurs. Because when it comes to your child, everything is permitted. Right? Oscarwinnaar Mike van Diem wrote and directed this compelling, razor-sharp film. Four top actors from Belgium and the Netherlands portray two couples who end up in an impossible moral battle and go to the extreme in it. Voor de Meisjes was praised as a villainous, intelligent, and smoothly told black-comic drama. The cast receives praise for strong, layered performances that mercilessly expose human shortcomings. A chilling unmasking of apparently civilized people, with wry humor and sharp confrontations. 104 MIN / NETHERLANDS / 2025 / 12+ DIRECTOR MIKE VAN DIEM CAST THEKLA REUTEN, FEDJA VAN HUÊT, NOORTJE HERLAAR, VALENTIJN DHAENENS