Atlantic.

Jan-Willem van Ewijk's drama is about a young Moroccan windsurfer.

The script starts off well, but deviates from the main story afterwards, and not in a mysterious way, but loosing its integrity. Fettah is running away from something, but what exactly? From his mother's ghost? Or does he run to the woman who awakens the feelings in him? Is that why he's tearing himself apart because she's Europe?

The film leaves those questions unanswered and not giving any clue at all. Flashback sequences are not compatible, music is too loud, non diagetic sound is ineffective. Still, it has a plot which awakens the feelings inside and child actor Wisal's performance is pretty good for his age. Every scene he played added value to the movie.

Closing this by saying that the director is promising and his next films should be well considered.

Atlantic. Was screened at TIFF, IFFR and 34th Istanbul Film Festival.