»Shall we play topsy-turvy world?« – »Yes, we can jump on clouds!« – »And we can swim in the trees!«

»Why can’t everything be the way it used to be?« Rosie’s new to the Brussels’ district of Molenbeek. She lives there in a large apartment complex with her mother. The apartment is not exactly what Rosie had hoped for. But when she meets her smart neighbour Moussa, she changes her mind. The two become friends and Moussa promises Rosie he’ll help her find her father. When the father suddenly turns up again, everything is more complicated than she’d expected… The film is based on the children’s books by Michael De Cock and Judith Vanistendael.

»During a casting session, I asked children from the suburbs to describe how they saw their neighbourhood. Imad Borji, who plays Moussa and lives in the suburb in Molenbeek where the film was actually shot, saw enormous beauty in the place where he grew up. That’s what I wanted in the film: the vision of a child who doesn’t focus on problematic aspects, like adults do, but believes in the place’s positive charm. I discovered much more social cohesion in those neighbourhoods than I could ever expect.«
– Dorothée van den Berghe