Esther van der Werf

Levi (17) lives with his parents in the village where he grew up. Recently he told his best friend Laura that he is not only attracted to girls, and that he is in love with his classmate Noah. Laura encourages him to tell this at home. Although Levi has already made a number of attempts, it didn't feel like the right time. When he finally succeeds, his parents seem to take it well. But will that remain the case when Levi is confronted with the reactions from his village? And how should he act with his love for his classmate Noah?

Melanie drives a taxi in Amsterdam. She likes the work for the independence and freedom it offers her and interacting with her passengers. But on this night, she picks up someone she knows. Dennis, with whom she was once intimate with but who went way too far and abused her trust and her body. Melanie seizes the opportunity to have a conversation she would otherwise never have dared to initiate in the safety of her own cab—a conversation about boundaries, consent, and differing interpretations of the same evening.

An extravagant orator tells the tale of two traveling thieves, who decided to rob the wrong widow.