One day at the end of the 1800s, 14-year-old Lise’s life is changed forever. She is the eldest of her siblings, the first in her family to go to school and full of hope and confidence in life. But when her mother goes into labour, it quickly appears that something is wrong. As night falls and the labour progresses, Lise begins to understand that a day that began in childhood might end with her becoming the woman of the house.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 30 min.
- Country, year
- Denmark, 2021
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Danish
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Tea Lindeburg
- Screenplay
- Tea Lindeburg
- Producers
- Lise Orheim Stender, Jesper Morthorst
- Cinematography
- Marcel Zyskind
- Music
- Kristian Leth
- Cast
- Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Ida Cæcilie Rasmussen, Palma Lindeburg Leth, Anna-Olivia Øster Coakley
Festivals and awards
- Best Actress
Director
Tea Lindeburg
Lindeburg grew up in Denmark and Saudi Arabia,studied film at New York University and Danish alternative film school Super16.Her screen writing credits include the TV series Equinox for Netflix,and the podcast Equinox 1985 for DR, which was nominated for the Prix Italia 2017.She has directed multiple award-winning short films and TV series,and founded the Danish film festival Cosmic Zoom,which ran for eight years until 2007.It's her feature debut
