When the critically acclaimed, tough and coming of age actress Thea Barfoed ends her rehab, she confronts a hard choice. During her heavy drinking period she divorced and lost custody of her two boys. Now she wants them to be a part of her life again.
Acting
Paprika Steen's volcanic, vanity-free performance.
Direction
Zandvliet's unblinking handheld intimacy.
Director
Martin Zandvliet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paprika Steen reportedly stayed in character between takes, refusing to interact with the child actors to maintain emotional distance.
Part of Denmark's 'new wave' of social realist cinema that rejects the country's cozy hygge image—this film practically weaponizes discomfort.
DK
