One afternoon. No rules. A kid who bites off more than she can chew.
11-year-old Astrid wants to do things her way, but her mother thinks she is too young. Astrid rebels and slips away for an afternoon in town with her friends. High on freedom, she ends up out of her depth, and as the day draws to a close she has a problem she needs to deal with.
Acting
Frida Argento's raw, unshowy performance carries every frame.
Direction
Jonuzi builds dread from mundane details with surgical precision.
Director
Fijona Jonuzi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frida Argento later starred in Netflix's Young Royals; this was her screen debut at age 10.
The film captures a specifically Nordic childhood freedom—Swedish kids roam unsupervised in ways that terrify American parents.
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