De Vliegenierster van Kazbek (2010)

Marie is a girl with a vivid imagination. On the flat island of Texel, she dreams of mountains and even collects pictures of them. The island community’s strict religious beliefs and narrow way of life suffocate her. In the evenings, she secretly dances to the creaking of two loose floorboards in her room. She would rather do something else with her life than marry Paul, the son of the beachcomber. As the only girl in a large, poor family during wartime, she seems to have little choice. The war also further sharpens the divisions and social positions. Marie tries to survive this reality by dreaming. From the moment a regiment of Georgians is stationed on the island, her life changes and she blossoms completely. With their films and music, but above all their inventive and unusual survival strategies and radically different outlook on life, this isolated group of outsiders—and especially the young soldier Goga—opens a path for Marie. Thanks to them, she becomes someone who realizes all her dreams without fear.