Live for me

Genre: Drama

Languages: Dutch or Luxemburgish

Subtitles: English or French

Format: HD

Sound: 5.1

Duration: 91 min

Countries: Netherlands, Luxembourg

Year: 2025

SYNOPSIS

Based on a true story.

Best friends Ari and Zahra (14), face life-changing challenges when Ari learns she’s terminally ill just as Zahra is ordered to return to Afghanistan. In a heartfelt act of friendship, Ari writes a letter to the Minister, offering her place in the Netherlands to Zahra: “I am dying. Can she take my place?”

CREDITS

Director: Mark de Cloe

Script: Barbara Jurgens based on « Monument voor Maartje » by Judith Koorn.

DOP: Josje van Erkel

Sound: Gabriel Ohresser

Decors: Eric Bernhard

Make-up: Emilie Franco

Costumes: Fanny Kieft

Image editing: Elsbeth Kasteel

Sound Design: Greg Vittore

Re-recording mixer: Aaron Baustert

Original music: André Dziezuk

Cast: Sophie Lindner, Maryam Akbari, Marie Jung, Joshua Okonkwo, Alin Wishka, Seweta Zirak.

A production Rinkel Film (NL), coproduced by Tarantula (LU).

With the support of Netherlands Film Fund, Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Film Fund Luxembourg, CoBO Fonds, KRO-NCRV.

Sales agent : Attraction