Vice has released a new red band trailer for the upcoming Dutch coming of age thriller Prince, written and directed by Sam de Jong. The film follows the life of a teenage boy trying to get the girl of his dreams and be a badass on his block, despite being bullied and having to care for his drug addicted father. I had the opportunity to check this one out just this week, and although I have a full review coming, fans of ultra-stylized visuals and strong sound design a la Nicolas Winding Refn should definitely give this one a look.
Prince opens in theaters and on VOD August 14th.
In this visually thrilling coming-of-age tale, seventeen-year-old Ayoub has a lot on his plate: his father is a junkie, his mother is a lonely divorcé, and his sister is falling in with the wrong crowd. Haunted by his father’s terrible reputation, Ayoub can’t get the attention of Laura, the most beautiful girl in the neighborhood. He does, however, gain the attention of Kalpa, an eccentric, purple Lamborghini-driving, psychotically violent local criminal. Falling in with Kalpa, Ayoub tries to enlarge his status (and his wallet) enough to win Laura over, but soon finds that his new life is far more than he bargained for.
