A woman wakes up in a river. Wounded and without memory, then races to elude mysterious followers and recover from amnesia.
Acting
Tuva Novotny's raw physical performance carries the entire mystery.
Direction
Christiansen keeps you as disoriented as his protagonist—deliberately cruel.
Director
Christian E. Christiansen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Christiansen shot the opening river sequence in actual freezing Danish waters; Novotny developed hypothermia symptoms and the take made the final cut.
The film's Danish title 'ID:A' plays on identity documents and the psychological concept of ego dissolution—lost in translation for international markets.
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