NRC Handelsblad NL 27-06-2001
'JANA from Joke Liberge expresses a strong, original en consequent style in the apparent simplicity of form and in the story about a little girl and her first encounter with death, in an environment that does not understand her'.

VOLKSKRANT NL 28-06-2001
'There are also young directors that succeed to achieve wonderful results with mostly unknown, young actors. Joke Liberge found in her Neeltje de Vree a natural talent that plays the title role Jana'.

TELEGRAMME BREST FR 16-11-2002
'About innocence. The direct and naive questions from the little Jana about the death will be remembered as a pure moment of intelligence within the festival. With her delicate subject Joke Liberge knows majestically well to hold the lines of youth and as so to hold a plea for life'.