Bluebird

"Merel, a talented young girl, is suddenly getting bullied at school."

Apr 10 2004 N/A 1h 17m
Drama, Music

Merel is a young girl with a lot of talent. She excels at school, is good on the springboard and is careful too. Her severely handicapped brother Kasper gets a lot of attention. Merel also has talent for singing. It is no surprise that she is asked for the school musical. But maybe Merel is a bit too convinced of herself. When people perform solos, she likes to sing along loudly. This doesn't fall on good ground though. People start ignoring her and she is getting bullied. All of the sudden Merel's life isn't that easy anymore, it will be hard to keep herself together.

Plot

Merel is a young girl with a lot of talent. She excels at school, is good on the springboard and is careful too. Her severely handicapped brother Kasper gets a lot of attention. Merel also has talent for singing. It is no surprise that she is asked for the school musical. But maybe Merel is a bit too convinced of herself. When people perform solos, she likes to sing along loudly. This doesn't fall on good ground though. People start ignoring her and she is getting bullied. All of the sudden Merel's life isn't that easy anymore, it will be hard to keep herself together.

Written by

Helena van der Meulen

Directed by

Mijke de Jong

Cast

Elske Rotteveel, Kees Scholten, Elsie de Brauw

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Egmond Film & Television, NCRV

Languages

Français, English, Nederlands

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
597
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA