Best of '25 | A Riveting Tale for the Girls

Oscar-winning director Mike van Diem crafted this intense and razor-sharp film. Top actors Thekla Reuten, Fedja van Huït, Noortje Herlaar, and Valentijn Dhaenens portray two couples embroiled in a moral struggle over their daughters’ lives, leading them to the brink of despair. Two longtime friends share a holiday home in the Austrian Alps. When their teenage daughters become involved in an accident during a joint vacation, their seemingly solid friendship begins to crumble. Old wounds and pent-up frustrations drive the parents further apart as they discover that one daughter can be saved—but only if the other is sacrificed. What starts as a moral dilemma spirals into a surreal battle filled with manipulation and desperate actions, blurring the lines of decency. When it comes to your child, is anything off the table?