KLAS

DIRECTED BY RUMI KAUL

Drama

Netherlands

26′

2024
SYNOPSYS
After a chaotic traffic lesson, a Grade 6 class at a primary school is disbanded, with students split into smaller groups. Overwhelmed teachers and interns, including Ilias (26), an unqualified newcomer, struggle to keep control. Yassin (11), determined to stay with his friends, leads a rebellion to reclaim their freedom. Ilias, facing his trial by fire, tries old-school methods but soon realizes the children are seeking real connection. Just as he starts gaining their trust, chaos breaks out. With the school descending into disorder, Ilias uncovers deeper issues as Yassin’s revolution escalates.
DIRECTED BY Rumi Kaul PRODUCED BY Leon de Levita Sébastian Martens Luc Hueber WRITTEN BY Sam Dijkstra WITH Ahmed Bouyaghroumni Khayr-Eddine Makboul Carla Hardy Inés Bourahma Moos Morisson Gabriella Roux-Stevens Sem Aardewerk Amelia Jarmich Michel Abi Khaled Rosetta Drenth Tim Linde Ko van den Bosch Leon Ali Çiftecti-Linssen DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Zeeger Verschuren EDITOR Tobias Cornelissen SET DESIGNER Koen Hueber COSTUME DESIGNER Anna Dijkman MUSIC Phantom Wizard VFX ARTIST Nils Johannesson MAKE UP & HAIR Minx Ijzer TITLE Mila

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BIO

 

Rumi Kaul is an Indian-Dutch director who graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2020 with a visually striking and experimental dance film. His second short film, Cage, a coming-of-age story exploring toxic masculinity in street football culture, was selected for the debut competition at the Netherlands Film Festival and earned nominations in four categories at the Shortcutz Film Festival Awards. It also won the Best Next Generation Award at Berlin Commercial and premiered online on Directors Notes. Currently, Rumi has finished his third short film, Class, a humorous drama that uncovers systemic issues within the Dutch education system. His films are known for being stylish and engaging, offering stories that seem small on the surface but ultimately reveal deeper societal problems, all within the realms of drama, tragedy, and irony. In addition to developing a feature script, Rumi also directs music videos, commercials, and fashion films, always bringing his narrative expertise to different mediums.
2024
KLAS (Drama, 26', NL)
2022
CAGE (NL)
2021
AWAKE (NL)