Jon is 17. He lives in the midst of a claustrophobic world which once seemed destined to become a seething metropolis of high-rise tower blocks and intersections until one day an absurd traffic accident occurs. At the time, Jon was made responsible. He had just turned nine years of age. Ever since, Jon’s father has anxiously watched over Jon’s development. But then one day Jon’s desire is awakened by a girl and, all at once, his oppressive environment begins to change.
Acting
Morten Suurballe's suffocating father energy—truly unhinged.
Direction
Schjøtt turns brutalist architecture into psychological prison.
Director
Rune Schjøtt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denmark's 1960s-70s public housing boom birthed these concrete 'skyscraper' estates; the film uses real locations that still carry that utopian-failed dream energy.
Director Schjøtt described the father as 'a man who loves too much'—which is a terrifying way to reframe emotional imprisonment as affection.
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