The Spoiler
Director Sanne Rovers
Countries Netherlands
Duration 25 min
Synopsis
Every metre you cover now, you don’t need to cover tomorrow, shouts Bram, chairman of carnival society De Dwarsliggers. In a race against the clock, he and his (14-18 years old) friends are constructing an 8.5 metres high carnival float for the Boemeldonck Grand Parade. Last year, the group finished last. 'Never again', if Bram can help it. He aims for the finest and the best float, but one cannot do it all by oneself...., During the construction not everyone appears to share Bram’s ambition. Bastiaan sometimes rather stays in the pub than “that I’m pasting all night”., The Spoiler is a documentary by Sanne Rovers on the dynamics within a group of friends who are put more and more under pressure as carnival approaches.
Every metre you cover now, you don’t need to cover tomorrow, shouts Bram, chairman of carnival society De Dwarsliggers. In a race against the clock, he and his (14-18 years old) friends are constructing an 8.5 metres high carnival float for the Boemeldonck Grand Parade. Last year, the group finished last. 'Never again', if Bram can help it. He aims for the finest and the best float, but one cannot do it all by oneself...., During the construction not everyone appears to share Bram’s ambition. Bastiaan sometimes rather stays in the pub than “that I’m pasting all night”., The Spoiler is a documentary by Sanne Rovers on the dynamics within a group of friends who are put more and more under pressure as carnival approaches.