After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.
Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.
The poor and pregnant maid Karen slaves her days away, taking care of the imprisoned noblewoman Rigmor. Their fragile friendship suddenly presents an opportunity for a better life, when Rigmor mentions a valuable treasure buried in the forest. In hope of freedom, the two women spite their differences and attempt an escape. But can they create an alliance across class, and flee from fate?
An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.
Heavily pregnant and in the early summer heat, Mina has wandered up into the Montenegrin mountains in search of answers to the problems she is facing with her partner, Daniel. She longs for him, but she is full of doubt.
Malik feels like a stranger in Sweden after his family fled there from Iraq. In Sweden he is bullied and often gets into fights at school. When Saddam Hussein is hanged, the family decides to move back to Iraq, which excites Malik as he can now finally feel at home somewhere. Soon after arriving, however, Malik begins to feel the same strangeness that he did in Sweden. It begs the question: What is home and what does it really mean to belong somewhere?
En dreng skal opereres. Mens han venter på operationen bliver han optaget af Afdeling Ds øvrige patienter og ansatte – en døende mand og en mystisk læge. Sammen med dem lærer han noget om døden. Og på mærkværdig vis finder drengen og den døende mand ud af, at de måske har mere tilfælles end først antaget.
Thomas er hjemvendt fra Bosnien. “Hjemkomst” strøer salt i et åbent sår i vores kollektive bevidsthed ved at afspejle hans sinds(s)tilstand; for der findes noget, der er langt værre end at dø, og det er ikke at turde leve! Der rejses ikke spørgsmål om ansvar. Formen er abstrakt fordi indholdet forlanger det. Hvis du holder at lyset for enden af tunnelen, så se en anden film men ellers: Velkommen i mørket!
En kærlighedshistorie om et ægtepar, der kæmper for at bevare deres forhold. Kvinden ønsker normalitet omkring sig, hvilket er svært med en mand som “forvandler” sig til eksempelvis en sko eller en kuglepen. En dag bliver det kvinden for meget, hun forlader ham for at realiserer sine drømme om at finde en helt ”almindelig” mand.
Cecilie er 14 år og er frustreret over at være for lille. Hun er en energisk og vidensbegærlig pige, som er meget nysgerrig på sin gryende sexualitet. Vi følger hende I to dage, hvor storesøsteren Trine skal til fest på gymnasiet og I frustration over ikke at kunne komme med, gør Cecilie alt, hvad hun kan, for at bevise overfor omverdenen at hun er helt utrolig voksen og sagtens kan styre sit liv selv. Men hun kommer til at lære en lektion om sine egne personlige grænser.