Kiddo is a 2023 Dutch drama road movie directed by Zara Dwinger (in her directorial debut) who co-wrote with Nena van Driel. Starring Frieda Barnhard and Rosa van Leeuwen. It is about an absentee mother who snatches her daughter from her adoptive family to take her on a road trip to Poland to be together forever.
Kiddo had its world premiere on 19 February 2023, in the Generation Kplus section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Crystal Bear.
Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Lu is living in a foster home when her long-lost mother Karina shows up unexpectedly and takes her on a wild road trip in a beat-up sports car - all the way to her grandma in Poland. Lu soon finds out it's all or nothing with Karina when she gets pulled into a Bonnie-and-Clyde-like fantasy. But reality quickly catches up, forcing them to decide what they're willing to do to stay together forever.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:
Frieda Barnhard as Karina
Rosa van Leeuwen as Lu
Aisa Winter as Hennie
Maksymilian Rudnicki as Grzegorz
Lidia Sadowa as Cousin Karina
Indy-Rose Kroonen as Stepsister
Djayklin Lima as Adoptive brother
Financing
The film received an economic incentive of €313,761 to develop the production.
Release
Kiddo had its world premiere on 19 February 2023, in the Generation Kplus section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. It was released commercially on 5 July 2023, in Dutch theaters.