The class receives a substitute female gym teacher with the world's most delicious bouncing breasts. After the class, the boys spy through a keyhole. The smallest of the boys, Marius, is bullied into going for a closer look to examine the "goods".
Direction
Vikene weaponizes the male gaze against itself.
Acting
Child performances that feel painfully authentic.
Director
Gunnar Vikene
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vikene's short was part of a 1990s Nordic wave exploring uncomfortable masculinity, often through children's eyes. It predates the 'Nordic noir' boom but shares its unflinching gaze.
The title 'Digre daier' roughly translates to 'huge teats' in crude slang—already framing whose perspective dominates before frame one.
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