A mid-age hipster in Stockholm is a training freak and trains for the 90 km ski race Vasaloppet. His sister is the opposite, no job, drinks but has a daughter. Suddenly secrets reveals and promises are made.
Acting
Winter and Hallgren sell years of resentment in one loaded glance.
Practical Effects
Actual Vasaloppet footage makes you feel the cold in your bones.
Director
Mårten Klingberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Vasaloppet is Sweden's largest cross-country race; over 15,000 participants compete annually. The filmmakers embedded crew in the actual 2020 event.
The film satirizes 'lagom' culture—Sweden's obsession with moderation—by making Daniel's extreme discipline equally dysfunctional as Lisa's chaos.
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