Details of: Rietland (Reedland)

When cane cutter Johan finds a girl’s lifeless body on his land, he is struck by a vague sense of guilt. While caring for his granddaughter, he searches for answers and tries to track down evil. Reedland is the first feature film by Sven Bresser. In this drama, nature appears to dominate people’s lives. When cane cutter Johan (Gerrit Knobbe) finds a girl’s lifeless body on his land, he is struck by a vague sense of guilt. While caring for his granddaughter (Loïs Reinders), he searches for answers and tries to track down evil. Selected for La Semaine de la Critique, the Cannes section dedicated to new talent, where Reedland received praise from the international press. Closing Film NFF 2025 Reedland, Sven Bresser's first feature film, is the closing film of the 45th edition of the Netherlands Film Festival. The film had its world premiere last May in La Semaine de la Critique, one of the important competitions of the international film festival in Cannes, and will have its Dutch premiere in Utrecht on Wednesday, Oct. 1.