Iedereen is van de wereld

Completed

Based on a true story. Best friends Ari and Zahra (14), face life-changing challenges when Ari learns she's terminally ill just as Zahra is ordered to return to Afghanistan. In a heartfelt act of friendship, Ari writes a letter to the Minister, offering her place in the Netherlands to Zahra: "I am dying. Can she take my place?"

English Title Live for Me
Release 2025
Genre Family
Language Dutch, Dari
Cast Sophie Lindner, Maryam Akbari, Marie Jung, Frida Heijman, Alin Wishka, Seweta Zirak, Soy Kroon, Joshua Okonkwo
Director Mark de Cloe
Writer Barbara Jurgens
Creative producer Mark de Cloe
Producers Reinier Selen, Rinskje Raap, Donato Rotunno
Co-producers Tarantula Luxembourgh, KRO-NCRV
Sales agent Attraction Distribution
Distributor In The Air
Composer André Dziezuk
Cinematographer Josje van Erkel
Casting Director OKO Casting
Production designer Eric Bernhard | Locatiescout: Tjalling Halbertsma
Editor Elsbeth Kasteel

Financiers

Netherlands Film Fund, Luxembourg Film Fund, CoBO Fund, KRO-NCRV

Awards & Nominations

2025
Internation Film Festival SCHLiNGEL - Honorable Mention Best Youth Film
nomination
2025
China's International Childrens Film Festival (CICFF) - Best Child Actress
winner

Festivals

MOOOV filmfestival
Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival
Internation Film Festival SCHLiNGEL
Film by the Sea International Film Festival
Diaspora
China's International Childrens Film Festival (CICFF)
Cinekid
Buster International Film Festival for Children and Youth

Related News

Kind van de Tijd