OVERLEVEN (SURVIVE)

From Heinrich Dahms

About the film:

OVERLEVEN (Survive) Winner Best Short Feature Cape Winelands Film Festival 2008SynopsisLuna (16) lives with her mother and little brother (5) in a somber housing estate on the Dutch polder. Her mother has three jobs to keep bread on the table, while Luna acts as her brothers keeper, while trying to get through high school. When, one day, Luna stands up for herself against a female member of a school yard gang, she becomes the victim of bullying. Gang leaders Sam and Mick see this as an opportunity to exploit Luna sexually. In spite of all the setbacks, Luna finds love from an unexpected angle.oty and sexual abuse by two of the boys in the gang.

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