Seven-year-old Filip admires his older brother Sebastian most of all. They fool around, watch movies and play football together. One evening Filip happens to see something unexpected between Sebastian and his best friend and Filip doesn't know how to handle it.
Acting
Josef Waldfogel's silent processing—devastating for seven.
Direction
Mesén builds dread in domestic mundanity.
Cinematography
Tight frames trap Filip. We feel his claustrophobia.
Director
Nathalie Álvarez Mesén
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mesén, Costa Rican-Swedish, explores masculinity and vulnerability across borders. This premiered at Göteborg and blew up the festival circuit for its economy of storytelling.
The title's irony: 'Filip' names both brothers. The younger worships the older, yet they're the same name—identity collapse visualized.
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