Maren, a young girl, is the sole survivor of the Black Death in her Norwegian village. Using instincts, folklore, luck, and the clairvoyant powers granted her by being born with a "Victory Cap," Maren survives on her own, waiting for other people to discover her plight.
Acting
Julia Onsager Steen carries this entire film at age twelve.
Cinematography
Bleak Norwegian landscapes that feel actively hostile.
Production
Authentic 14th-century detail with zero Hollywood shine.
Director
Ola Solum
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Victory Cap' mushroom (Amanita muscaria) is genuinely toxic and psychoactive—Norse folklore associated it with berserker rages and prophecy.
Director Ola Solum based this on real 14th-century Norwegian plague records where entire villages were wiped out; the Black Death killed roughly 60% of Norway's population.
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