19 minutes that'll wreck your entire emotional infrastructure. Bring tissues.
When their father suffers a heart attack, Thilde and her sister stay at home to wait for news, while their mother stays at the hospital. An incredibly strong and moving tale of fractured families, reconciliation and rebuilding.
Acting
Sisters communicating entire histories through glances.
Direction
Zing stretches 19 minutes into eternal suspended animation.
Sound
The absence of score weaponizes every creak and breath.
Director
Thor Zing
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thor Zing specializes in 'domestic horror without monsters'—the terror of ordinary spaces during crisis.
The film mirrors Danish 'hospital waiting' cinema traditions, but queers the focus onto female siblings instead of couples.
DK
