Sisters Anna and Charlotte have always fought for their mother’s attention. As old wounds reopen and suck them back to their family home, they unravel mesmerizing mysteries, including anonymous ashes and their mother’s love for a donkey. Will they come to terms with each other?
Presented at the Locarno Film Festival.

Donkey Days
2025
107 min
Fiction
Netherlands, Germany
Netherlands, Germany, female-centric, family drama, animals, motherhood, mystery, international film festivals, female directors
Colorido
Rosanne Pel
Rosanne Pel
Aafke Beernink
Xander Nijsten
Jil Krammer, Susanne Wolff, Hildegard Schmahl
Floor Onrust
Family Affair Films
Ella van der Woude
Totem Film
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