Bluebird

Bluebird

77 mins | Drama | April 10, 2004

Merel is a young girl with a lot of talent. She excels at school, is good on the springboard and is careful too. Her severely handicapped brother Kasper gets a lot of attention. Merel also has talent for singing. It is no surprise that she is asked for the school musical. But maybe Merel is a bit too convinced of herself. When people perform solos, she likes to sing along loudly. This doesn't fall on good ground though. People start ignoring her and she is getting bullied. All of the sudden Merel's life isn't that easy anymore, it will be hard to keep herself together.

Bluebird

77 mins | Drama | April 10, 2004

Bluebird
Merel is a young girl with a lot of talent. She excels at school, is good on the springboard and is careful too. Her severely handicapped brother Kasper gets a lot of attention. Merel also has talent for singing. It is no surprise that she is asked for the school musical. But maybe Merel is a bit too convinced of herself. When people perform solos, she likes to sing along loudly. This doesn't fall on good ground though. People start ignoring her and she is getting bullied. All of the sudden Merel's life isn't that easy anymore, it will be hard to keep herself together.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Egmond Film & Television, NCRV
Original title Bluebird
Directors Mijke de Jong
Writers Helena van der Meulen

Cast

Elske Rotteveel

as Merel de Leeuw

Kees Scholten

as Kasper de Leeuw

Elsie de Brauw

as Mrs. De Leeuw

Jaap Spijkers

as Mr. De Leeuw