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Just Friends (Dutch: Gewoon Vrienden) is a 2018 Dutch romantic comedy television film directed by Ellen Smit, starring Majd Mardo and Josha Stradowski. The film was shown on opening night of the Perth International Queer Film Festival and won the Audience Award after showing at the MIX Milano International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. It premiered on BNNVARA on 7 March 2018.




Synopsis


Joris is a 21-year-old nouveau riche Dutch man trying to come to terms with loss of his father 10 years earlier. His strong-willed, conservative, and slightly racist mother is no help. Simone is caught up in her own emotions over her philandering late husband. Meanwhile, Yad, a 26-year-old Syrian refugee whose family settled in the Netherlands is employed to do chores for Joris' grandmother Ans. He has returned from Amsterdam after "Amsterdam was too fun. My studies too boring" to live with his family "temporarily". Yad has his own issues with his traditional upbringing and his dream to be a surfing instructor. Running his own business goes against the expectation that he continue his studies in medicine.
Despite different ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles there is an instant spark between the two. Drawn together through music and sports, mainly surfing, their feelings for each other grow, and they become more than "just friends".
Their mothers, Simone and Maryam, threaten to jeopardize their relationship. Due to the pressure Yad and Joris have a falling-out. Things turn better after; their mothers realize "you do not control love, love controls you", Joris reconciles with the loss of his father, and Yad finds the courage to embrace what he loves.




Cast


Majd Mardo as Yad
Josha Stradowski as Joris
Stan Gobel as young Joris
Jenny Arean as Ans
Tanja Jess as Simone
Melody Klaver as Moon
Renske Hettinga as young Moon
Mohamad Alahmad as Elias
Nazmiye Oral as Maryam
Elène Zuidmeer as Fientje
Roscoe Leijen as Gerlof
Sjoerd Dragtsma as Mitch
Younes Badrane as Trainer
Anne Prakke as Bart
Sonia Eijken as Lely
Malcolm Hugo Glenn as Erwin
Tessa du Mee as Crematory clerk
Justin Mooijer as Yad's friend




References






External links


Just Friends at IMDb

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