When We Are Big on AllMovie

In this controversial short subject, a very large man and a young girl are enjoying a beautiful day by a swimming pool. The two dive into the water, but their play takes on a sinister tone when the man submerges beneath the water, pulls the child down after him, and refuses to let her go. Running less than seven minutes, Als Wij Groot Zijn (aka When We Are Big) was greeted with open hostility by audiences at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, though director Eveline Kettering was quick to defend the meaning and intentions of her film, and several other filmmakers at the festival spoke out in her defense.