# The Pupil (2025)

> A harrowing Dutch social drama follows a twelve-year-old boy forced to navigate secrecy, grooming, and the cruel aftermath of being believed.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7471401

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Karin Junger
- Cast: Bart de Wilde, Gijs Naber, Hadewych Minis, Marcel Hensema, Joost Meuwsen, David Aarts
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35944967/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: harrowing, oppressive, intimate, serious viewing, social issue discussion

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