Ohjaus:
Thomas ArslanKäsikirjoitus:
Thomas ArslanKuvaus:
Reinhold VorschneiderSävellys:
Ola FløttumNäyttelijät:
Georg Friedrich, Tristan Göbel, Marie Leuenberger, Hanna Karlberg, Aggie Peterson, Frank Arne Olsen, Helle Goldman, Mathilde Sofie HenriksenJuonikuvaukset(1)
Austrian civil engineer Michael lives with his girlfriend in Berlin. For years, he has barely had any contact with his 14-year-old son Luis. When Michael's father dies the two nonetheless travel together to the funeral which is held in the remote north of Norway. At the deceased's secluded home Michael begins to pack up his late father's personal items – watched in silence by his son. Two people who barely know each other are suddenly caught in an intimate situation. After the funeral, Michael surprises Luis by suggesting that they spend a few days together exploring the region. A road movie begins that is also a journey into their non-existent shared past. Being together turns out to be more difficult than expected. Never having spent any time with each other on a daily basis, they have trouble handling their relationship. Whilst Michael glosses over this situation, Luis can't hide how hurt he is. His father's long years of absence stand between them like a wall. When they are in the car together it feels like the calm before a storm. During the long days of the summer solstice, days when the sun never sets, Michael tries to break the repetitive cycle and find a joint way forward. (Berlinale)
(lisää)Arvostelut (1)
I was originally going to give this film a four-star review, but when I read the reviews below I realized that three would be just about enough. The movie had such a satisfying premise that it could have incited very different emotions from those it did… and that the entire thing was rescued by the camera taking shots of the extremely beautiful countryside? That sure as hell isn’t enough. The Russian movie The Return is a whole level better.
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