A graduation party from hell where your plus-one is your mom's vodka habit.
The film is about hidden alcohol abuse in the family. We meet Siv, a girl who has just graduated from high school but is not happy at all. While her classmates are partying euphorically, she dreads the next stop on the graduation tour with her alcoholic mother.
Acting
Ann Eleonora Jørgensen's drunk mom is terrifyingly precise.
Direction
Kragh-Jacobsen weaponizes the cramped bus space brilliantly.
Editing
Tight 20 minutes—every second earns its dread.
Director
Daniel Kragh-Jacobsen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Danish 'studenterkørsel' tradition turns sinister here—normally celebratory, Kragh-Jacobsen exposes its pressure-cooker social dynamics.
The 9.0 TMDB score from one vote suggests festival buzz, not consensus—this played Sundance and Short of the Week before landing Oscar-qualifying status.
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