Nordic climate therapy

In a small town in northern Norway, Eira (Keira LaHart) tries to follow in the footsteps of her sparkly intense and creative sister Vera (Ruby Dagnall). But something is starting to change. In an attempt to understand his sister, Eira begins reading Vera's diary. Now she steps into Vera's universe of intense lights, glimmers, mythology and hope for a better world -- but the diary also reveals a darkness that leaves Eira confused. Franciska Eliassen's feature film debut, with its look at the mental suffering of young people in the shadow of capitalism and the climate crisis, is both topical, brutal and unflinchingly honest. It doesn't necessarily want us to understand, but to experience existential angst.

Director: Franciska Eliassen
Starring: Keira LaHart, Ruby Dagnall, Idun Benjaminsen
Country/year: Norway, 2022
Running time: 80 min.
Formato: DCP
Language: English subtitles
Age limit: Allowed for children over 15 years old

Part of the series: Nordic Light
On 19-22 November, the Danish Film Institute invites you to NORDISK LYS — a four-day film festival where we transform Cinemateket into a Nordic therapy room and gather about some of the best and most outstanding films from the Nordic region.