After weeks of traveling through Europe, the immature William finds himself in Copenhagen, the place of his father’s birth. He befriends the youthful Effy, who works in William’s hotel as part of an internship program, and they set off to find William’s last living relative. Effy’s mix of youthful exuberance and wisdom challenges William unlike any woman ever has. As the attraction builds, he must come to grips with destabilizing elements of his family’s sordid past.
Cinematography
Copenhagen glows with that impossible Nordic summer light.
Acting
Frederikke Dahl Hansen carries wisdom no script could fake.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like young people talking, not 'young people.'
Director
Mark Raso
Gethin Anthony
William
Frederikke Dahl Hansen
Effy
Sebastian Armesto
Jeremy
Olivia Grant
Jennifer
Baard Owe
Mads
Tamzin Merchant
Sandra
Mille Dinesen
Effy's Mother
Martin Hestbæk
Henrik
Silja Eriksen Jensen
Signe
Gordon Kennedy
Peter
Hélène Kuhn
Heather
Asbjørn Krogh Nissen
Ivan
Zaki Nobel Mehabil
Markus
Preben Ravn
Thomas
Sebastian Bull Sarning
Albert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frederikke Dahl Hansen was 19 during filming but convincingly played 14; director Mark Raso wrote the role specifically for her after meeting her at a film workshop.
The film deliberately mirrors the structure of 'Before Sunrise' but replaces romantic idealism with something messier—William and Effy's connection is real, yet the film never pretends the power imbalance disappears.
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