PARKA (14+)

At first glance, it would seem that PARKA, based on the play Kale Bomen Ruisen Niet by Magne van den Berg, is about nothing at all. There’s no resolve, no build-up of tension. And yet, there are references here and there, indications that make you suspect the conversation in this tragicomedy is a matter of life and death. One thing that’s for sure: some serious stuff has gone down in the past of these two chatterboxes. Rie [Lotte de Krom] for instance, was left by a guy called Danny. “Good thing that he left,” Jos [Rebecca Schoolmeesters] says, “because if he hadn’t, he’d have smashed her skull.” An observation Rie subscribes to. Like-mindedness abounds, but listen carefully, there’s a rustle of confrontation.