Treat her like a lady
A heatwave in Amsterdam. A single mother fighting for her children with bravado, creativity and humour. TREAT HER LIKE A LADY is an energetic and colourful film by Dutch-Chilean director and screenwriter Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito starring Nienke Plas.
Single mother Sandra (Nienke Plas) lives with her daughters Harrie and Stella in Amsterdam and can barely make ends meet. When unpaid bills keep piling up and she is accused of fraud, Sandra has to pull out all the stops to keep her children out of the hands of the social services. This fight against the system seems like an impossible task. But Sandra does not let herself get under it. Always optimistic, she is determined to give her daughters the summer of their lives.
Treat Her Like A ...
A heatwave in Amsterdam. A single mother fighting for her children with bravado, creativity and humour. TREAT HER LIKE A LADY is an energetic and colourful film by Dutch-Chilean director and screenwriter Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito starring Nienke Plas.
Single mother Sandra (Nienke Plas) lives with her daughters Harrie and Stella in Amsterdam and can barely make ends meet. When unpaid bills keep piling up and she is accused of fraud, Sandra has to pull out all the stops to keep her children out of the hands of the social services. This fight against the system seems like an impossible task. But Sandra does not let herself get under it. Always optimistic, she is determined to give her daughters the summer of their lives.
Treat Her Like A Lady had its world premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and humorously criticises a failing social security system. In a film full of bright colours and an atmospheric soundtrack, Nienke Plas plays a strong and charismatic mother reminiscent of the powerful female characters in films by Almodóvar.
Directed by Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito
Starring Nienke Plas, Claude Musungayi, Lucinda Sedoc, Delilah Warcup-van Eyck
Production country: Netherlands
Dutch spoken
drama, 110 min, 2026
All ages