To New Beginnings - Expat Cinema Rotterdam

Paprika Steen

Miss seeing international films because you can’t yet keep up with the Dutch subtitles? Want to meet fellow expats and new Dutch folks? Love cinema? Then this is the event for you! Join Expat Cinema Rotterdam for the best international art house cinema with English subtitles.

A group of old friends meets up on New Year’s Eve, as they do every year, to celebrate with traditions, memories, and shared rituals. But someone is missing: Martin, who died in a tragic accident years ago.

This year, Nomi, Martin’s former girlfriend, brings along her new boyfriend, Finn, for the first time. With little sense of which questions are appropriate and a penchant for bringing up sensitive topics, Finn shakes up the close-knit group. It becomes an unforgettable evening that could mean a new beginning for each of them.

Danish director Paprika Steen is best known as an actress in Festen and The Idiots. She made her directorial debut in 2004 with the film Aftermath. Her work is characterized by human stories with humor and depth. Steen is considered one of the most influential voices in contemporary Danish film and theater.

wo 7 jan '26
  • 19:00
Kaarten
€ 13
  • filmspecial
Denmark
2025
95’
Danish, Spanish gesproken
English ondertiteld
12 Drugs- en/of alcoholmisbruik Grof taalgebruik

Miss seeing international films because you can’t yet keep up with the Dutch subtitles? Want to meet fellow expats and new Dutch folks? Love cinema? Then this is the event for you! Join Expat Cinema Rotterdam for the best international art house cinema with English subtitles.

A group of old friends meets up on New Year’s Eve, as they do every year, to celebrate with traditions, memories, and shared rituals. But someone is missing: Martin, who died in a tragic accident years ago.

This year, Nomi, Martin’s former girlfriend, brings along her new boyfriend, Finn, for the first time. With little sense of which questions are appropriate and a penchant for bringing up sensitive topics, Finn shakes up the close-knit group. It becomes an unforgettable evening that could mean a new beginning for each of them.

Danish director Paprika Steen is best known as an actress in Festen and The Idiots. She made her directorial debut in 2004 with the film Aftermath. Her work is characterized by human stories with humor and depth. Steen is considered one of the most influential voices in contemporary Danish film and theater.