Adults are making free love especially her father Raven with a fellow activist Alice in the presence of her and her mother. From the 10 years old Karo's perspective, she sees everything that every child is forbidden to see. The different field of interest in her parents, their relationship begins to tear apart which affect her the most. Karo's mother battles for saving her husband and marriage while her father's concern about another thing. As a child to a father whose life was dedicated to the hippie community and to a mother who was passionate about her career in fashion designing Karo was left alone which creates an arrogant behaviour within her. It tells about her experience she witnessed in her childhood where she was free to share everything and from everyone. Which took place when she was a young girl in the early 70s who lived in Amsterdam hippie community with her parents and others under one roof.
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The movie was partially based on the director's own story. Matthias Schoenaerts on the other hand (the father) is sometimes over-acting. In any case: Deborah François, who plays the mother, is a joy to watch.
I suspect that the possibility to obtain financing from the French-speaking government played a part in the decision to make the film bilingual. The fact that the father is Dutch-speaking while the mother speaks French is a nice statement about bilingual Belgium (their home country, as well as director Van den Berghe's) but doesn't serve any purpose in the film.
Nevertheless, there were a few things I didn't like. The way this dreamy, naive child reacts to the conflicts around her (including those between her parents), is what makes this film stand out. But the thing that makes this film something special is the point of view: the story is seen through the eyes of a young child, who doesn't really understand everything that is happening around her. The subject, the life of a young family in a squatter's community in Amsterdam in the seventies, is interesting enough. That's a pity, because this film is well-written, poetic and beautifully filmed. It's clear that My Queen Karo is not a crowd pleaser. We were there with about eight or ten other people. When I saw this movie on a Friday night in Brussels's largest cinema, the theatre was almost empty. If you enjoy this theme, try Tillsammans(Together) as well. But most mentionable : no stereotypes, no secret hidden judgements on morals & last but not least the marvellously played Karo and off course success ingredient Matthias Schoenaerts. Thank god we're spared the same old soundtrack. It's a realistic portrait, entertaining, nothing overly dramatic, the 70-ies atmosphere for once not overdone and a great cast. For many directors the theme of free love community is an excuse for softcore porn and luckily that didn't happen here. She receives help from soft natured prostitute Jacky who is a oases of calmness to her. Within this turmoil Karo has to find her own way. The community itself has their own issues like trying to get by without getting evicted. Raven shortly after picks up a relationship with a fellow activist while Dalia is trying to make a life for herself. Karo slowly realizes that nothing can stay the same forever.Ĭast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Déborah François, Anna Franziska Jaeger, Christelle Cornil, Cezanne Cuypers, Samuel du Chatinier, Rifka Lodeizen, Hadewych Minis.Shortly after Karo and her parents Raven and Dalia join a squatters community on the Amsterdam Wallen to live a life without boundaries nothing is certain. Karo gets confused because of the internal conflicts that start to divide the group. Everything is shared in the squat, but not everyone is able to honor these ideals. She leads a carefree existence in this utopia-for-adults. Ten-year-old Karo grows up with her parents in an Amsterdam commune in the Seventies.
The film received three nominations at the 1st Magritte Awards. The film tells the story of Karo, a ten-year-old girl who witnesses the moral dilemmas of free love when her parents join a squatter community in 1970s Amsterdam. It was directed by Dorothée Van Den Berghe, produced by Frank Van Passel, and starring Matthias Schoenaerts, Déborah François, and Anna Franziska Jaeger.
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