Director | Hilke Rönnfeldt
Script | Hilke Rönnfeldt
Director of photography | Maria Goya Barquet
Editing | Matilda Henningsson
Sound designer | Diana Queirós
Composers | Daniel Herskedal, Sigurlaug Thorarensen, Julius Rothlaender
Main cast | Clara Dessau, Malin Levanon, Yandeh Salah, Arash Marandi, David Bredin
Producers | Sebastian Weyland, Virginia Martin, Hilke Rönnfeldt, Giulia Triolo, Caroline Drab
Production company | Heimathafen Film, North Ship Film, Snowglobe, BCD Film
The manager of a docked duty-free ferry cuts the ropes tethering it to the cold outside world and sets sail to preserve the realm of tenderness she and her crew have built together. In a rhythmically pulsating choreography, an alternative universe grounded in more beautiful values comes to life.
About the director:
Hilke Rönnfeldt is a screenwriter and film director.
She is a Berlinale Talents, Torino Script Lab, LIM – Less Is more, Oxbelly Episodic Lab and European Short Pitch alumna.
Her previous film A STUDY OF EMPATHY won the Golden Leopard at Locarno Film Festival 2023 and was a candidate for the European Film Awards 2024. She is also one of 10 emerging European film directors selected for European Film Promotion Future Frames Program.
Her projects revolve around life in rural communities, worlds of work, intimacy, and the sea. She has a strong faith in the poetic capabilities of the image.