Minutes before a plane's departure, a situation develops. A passenger refuses to sit down to prevent the deportation of another man. The pilot then finds himself having to take a political stand, the last thing he wants to do.
Acting
Renate Reinsve's escalating desperation is physically painful to witness.
Direction
Gregersen squeezes infinite social horror into economy class.
Director
Rikke Gregersen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Renate Reinsve won Best Actress at Cannes for 'The Worst Person in the World' the same year this short premiered — she's apparently drawn to women making terrible decisions in public.
The film mercilessly satirizes Norway's self-image as a humanitarian superpower while deportation flights continue operating quietly in the background of progressive society.
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