Dancing on the Volcano

Dancing on the Volcano

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2014 · 83 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

Maarten is an ordinary 16-year-old. He likes to hang around in the park, listen to music, play videogames and dance as much as possible. Preferably with his dance partner Roxanne. But almost nobody, especially not Roxanne, knows he has a metabolic disease that could end his life. Despite the concerns of his parent, Maarten wants to live life to the fullest. But with his body failing him more and more, maybe the time has come to accept he is not ordinary.

Directed by Adriënne Wurpel · Written by Nils Verkooijen

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