The world's ending and he can't even save one person. Darkly funny Nordic despair.
Reidar is a resident at Solihøgda psychiatric institution. He is expecting the Earth to be hit by a huge meteor any time now, but until then he is busy trying to keep his fellow patient, Juni, from killing herself.
Acting
Kristoffer Joner's fragile determination breaks your heart.
Writing
Balances apocalypse and psych ward mundanity perfectly.
Director
Gunnar Vikene
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the early 2000s Nordic 'depression comedy' wave alongside films like The Bothersome Man.
The meteor functions as both literal delusion and metaphor — the film refuses to clarify which, forcing you to sit with uncertainty.
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