I'm Afraid It's a No

Eighteen-year-old Sofie would like to have a room in Amsterdam and has to take interviews for that. What does that process of judging and being judged do with Sofie?

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2017 / 24min.

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Documentary

Synopsis

Eighteen-year-old Sofie is looking for a room in Amsterdam. So she has to interview for them. Time and again she has to convince the residents of student houses that she is the most suitable candidate for the vacant room. The competition is fierce, the residents are ruthless. Who is accepted by the group, who is rejected? How far will the candidates go? And what does that process of judging and being judged do to Sofie?

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