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COMEBACK

Jan Roosens, Raf Roosens | Belgium | 2025 | 86 min. | O.V. in Flemish, subtitles on Spanish and English
COMEBACK

In the debut feature from Belgian brothers Jan and Raf Roosens, 14-year-old Ava struggles to find her identity amid the dissonance of her separated parents. Once successful techno DJs, her mother struggles to restart her career while her father turns his back on the hedonism of the clubbing scene. In this captivating drama, the backdrop of vibrant, liberating techno culture contrasts with the fragility of human relationships as it explores the clash of personal desires with parental expectations. The Roosens brothers’ striking visual style lends the images a poetic realism, leaving the rest to pure chemistry in a trio of remarkable performances from Veerle Baetens (EFA for Best Actress, Alabama Monroe), her real-life daughter Billie-Louise Vlegels, and rapper Zwangere Guy. Resonating with bass-heavy sound design and a narrative steeped in emotion, Comeback would make an excellent double feature alongside Mia Hansen-Løve's Eden.

Director: Jan Roosens, Raf Roosens

Screenwriter: Jan Roosens, Raf Roosens, Bert Van Dael

Cinematography: Sander Vandenbrouck e

Editor: Maarten Janssens

Sound: Gedeon Depauw

Music: Raf Keunen & Jeroen De Pessemier

Production: Bart Van Langendonk (Savage Film)

Producer: Savage Film, Rococo, Versus Production, PRPL 

Cast: Billie Louise Vlegels , Veerle Baetens , Gorik Van Oudheusden aka Zwangere Guy, Anna-Marie Missoul