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A NAïVE EMPLOYEE AT A CHINESE RESTAURANT IS MISTAKEN FOR BEING ASIAN, EVEN THOUGH HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF JUST A WHITE DUTCH GUY. A COMIC THRILLER ABOUT A DISORIENTING SEARCH FOR ONE’S TRUE IDENTITY.
10/10 2025 4K 15 min
Horror • Thriller • Comedy

Mino is an average white Dutch boy. But when a kid mocks him with slanted eyes, and he gets called a fucking Chinese at the restaurant where he works, disbelief and doubt begin to creep in. His parents insist that he’s ‘just Dutch’, like them. After a heated confrontation, Mino undergoes a transformation, and in this graduation film, for the first time he sees what he really looks like. A comic thriller, based on the filmmaker’s own experiences, about racism and the alienating moment of realising your appearance doesn’t match the culture you’ve grown up in your whole life.

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Maarten van der Knijff
Maarten van der Knijff
Mino
Jonathan Frans
Jonathan Frans
Mino
Carlijn van Vliet
Carlijn van Vliet
Jeroen Rienks
Jeroen Rienks