Nuclear Boy
Director: Joren Molter
Cast:Guus Blanken, Jelka van Houten
Crew:Writer: Britt Snel. Producer: Floor Onrust.
Email:info@familyaffairfilms.nl
Synopsis
The lonely 17-year-old outcast AIKE (Guus Blanken) craves attention and finds it online where he conducts dangerous chemistry experiments. Hoping to pull Aike out of his internet bubble, his mother (Jelka van Houten), a hardworking nurse, sends him to the scouts to make real friends. When that fails, Aike feels rejected and hurt. To prove himself to the world, he begins his biggest experiment yet: he secretly builds a nuclear breeder reactor in his mother's shed, encouraged by a growing group of internet followers. This success boosts Aike's confidence, and he dares to connect with the boys in his scout group. Aike finally feels accepted! But when the reactor becomes uncontrollable, the catastrophic consequences are unimaginable.
NUCLEAR BOY is inspired by true events.
About the director
Joren Molter is a director from Groningen, the Netherlands, who started his career in theater before moving into filmmaking. He's known for his strong connection to the Groningen region, often using local casts and settings in his work. His films have received significant recognition, both in the Netherlands and internationally.
Key achievements include his graduation film Greetings From Kropsdam (2016), which was shown at over 50 international festivals and won 13 awards. He followed this with the short film Kind (2018) and the television film Dòst (2018), both of which were also critically acclaimed.
Molter's feature film debut, Summer Brother (2023), based on the bestseller by Jaap Robben, was the closing film of the Netherlands Film Festival. It was nominated for four Golden Calves (The Dutch equivalent of the Academy Awards) and won the Dutch Film Critics' Award, as well as several international awards for Best Youth Film.