Netherlands / Sep 26, 2025 / 16
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.
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | De Afhaal |
| Original language | Nederlands (NL) |
| Spoken languages | Nederlands, 한국어/조선말 |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | AKV St. Joost Breda |
| Official site | filmfestival.nl |
| Release date | 26 settembre 2025 |
| Production | Tobias Kooijman |
| Writer | Milan van Helvoort |
| Cinematography | Lin Hou Oei |
| Assistant directors | Milan van Helvoort |
| Lighting | Joep Hegeman |
| Camera operators | Lin Hou Oei |
| Additional photography | Lin Hou Oei |
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| Production design | Elja Hoogstrate |
| Art direction | Elja Hoogstrate |
| Set decoration | Elja Hoogstrate |
| Visual effects | Dirk van Eekelen |
| Music | Emanuele Pellegrini, Teun Beumer, Dickenson Eekman |
| Sound | Teun Beumer, Emanuele Pellegrini, Dickenson Eekman |
| Costume design | Nena van Rooij, Romy Bekaert |
| Makeup | Romy Bekaert, Nena van Rooij |
| Hairstyling | Romy Bekaert, Nena van Rooij |
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