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Low Expectations

Low Expectations

Lave forventninger Director Eivind Landsvik

1 hr. 45 min. · Norway, Denmark, 2026 · Drama · Norwegian · Subtitles: Lithuanian, English · Pegi 13

About the film

After years of gruelling studio sessions, relentless touring and hard partying, 29-year-old musician Maja succumbs to a distinctly twenty-first-century affliction: burnout. Unable to bear the pressure and weight of fame, she moves back in with her mother and takes a part-time job at a local secondary school. Colleagues and friends gradually draw her out of a debilitating depression, while her new reality teaches her to see both life and herself afresh. With a heroine who might have stepped out of a film by Joachim Trier or Éric Rohmer, this warmly received Cannes debut gently suggests that happiness may lie in letting go of crushing ambitions and embracing more modest expectations.
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Details

Running time
1 hr. 45 min.
Country, year
Norway, Denmark, 2026
Genre
Drama
Language
Norwegian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Age rating
Pegi 13

Credits

Director
Eivind Landsvik
Screenplay
Eivind Landsvik
Producers
Lotte Sandbu, Synnøve Hørsdal
Cinematography
Andreas Bjørseth
Music
Frederikke Hoffmeier, Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg
Cast
Marie Ulven, Anders Danielsen Lie, Tone Mostraum, Embla Berntsen, Snorre Kind Monsson, Clara Dessau
More information
www.imdb.com
Eivind Landsvik

Director

Eivind Landsvik

Eivind Landsvik is a Norwegian writer and director. He began his film career directing music videos, developing a sensitive visual style that he later brought to his fiction work. His short film Sofia, Last Summer won the Film Critics’ Award at the Norwegian Short Film Festival. Tits screened in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and went on to appear at more than a hundred festivals worldwide. Low Expectations was selected for Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.

Screenings

2 screenings in 2 cities.

  1. Friday, November 13 20:30 Forum Cinemas Vingis · Hall 10 Tickets