Sanna has broken up with her boyfriend Jon. Because her father is in the hospital, she moved into her father's apartment. In his dresser drawer, she finds clipped obituaries of his colleagues, who all seem to have died prematurely. Sanna crosses one border after another, approaching a total collapse of her obsession with truth. In the end, she takes the law into her own hands.
Acting
Eva Rexed's unraveling is quietly devastating.
Direction
Magnusson traps you in Sanna's narrowing worldview.
Cinematography
Bleak Swedish interiors that suffocate beautifully.
Director
Leif Magnusson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pernilla August is better known as Shmi Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels—quite the range from space mom to this.
The title 'Doxa' references Greek philosophy meaning 'common belief' or 'opinion'—ironic given Sanna's rejection of accepted truth for her own.
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