Elma Postma

There are different degrees of this behaviour in relationships. But if you see this happening, I suggest that you re-evaluate your reasons for being with someone

To emotionally prepare, I took from my own life experience and ideas I had about my character and relationships. Thankfully I haven’t been in any situation close to this specific story

When I did the audition, I already felt that this role was just sitting right in my skin, I don’t know why. This movie and character were different from anything I’ve done in my career before

I think a lot of women go through mental and emotional abuse, but choose to stay because the other one ‘will change’ or ‘loves’ them

Young people, people in relationships, are being manipulated because they are targeted as being weak

People like Melchior give them something to live for. Hope. A future. But they are, in the end, just part of a sick person’s power-hungry game

But looking back at previous relationships when I was much younger and more insecure, one does tend to become more of a someone you think your partner wants you to be – to be accepted, to be loved

The reality of this is that the situation in this movie isn’t new

Only afterwards you realise, ‘Okay, that was happening. I can suddenly be myself again, I feel relieved and free

Both are about people being promised a new life, a good future, but in the end falling for someone or something that is all about money and power (mentally and otherwise), or being taken advantage of