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Silje wants to leave her boyfriend, but when she finds him in a half-hearted attempt to hang himself she has to reconsider, in fear of acting reckless.

Benjamin's insecurities bubble to the surface when his girlfriend Maya recounts a past sexual escapade in Brazil — and a quarter-life crisis ensues. Bird Hearts cleverly dissects Nordic liberalism and the fragility of the male ego.

You wouldn't wanna be stuck at work when the Zombie Apocalypse breaks out. Especially if you work at a housing for the mentally challenged.

Isak Fossum, a Norwegian writer and superstar is working on the sequel to his first book. This work is tearing on his soul and leads Isak to feel the pressure of not being able to deliver what is expected of him, both from his line of work and from his beautiful wife Isabell. He has been given a deadline, he has one month to complete a draft for his new novel. At this point in life Isak is scared of losing everything and the pain makes him very unstable. His relationship with Isabell is struggling. One day she decides to arrange a vacation to save their relationship. But Isak doesn't know that Isabell has her own agenda. She wants something, something he can't give. This is the trip that may change them forever.

After a tough breakup, Johanna takes her young son to the home where she grew up, hoping for a chance to start over. Just the two of them and the rituals they share. But then her father unexpectedly turns up, and he has completely different ideas about life and raising children. Johanna is thus forced to wage yet another battle - for the right to be considered an adult.

Markus is a 15-year-old boy who feels something no one wants to feel. Feelings he knows are wrong, and which he fears can make him into a monster if he loses control.

The film is about a Norwegian music student, Lenn. He is 21 years old and the last pieces of the puzzle of his upbringing is taking a bit longer than it should. He is struggling with the economy, lies on instinct and has ambitions at the height of Napoleon. Lenn is trying to juggle all of this to keep up an image. But it doesn't take long before there are too many balls in the air.

Huldredans is a 19th-century fairy tale where Magne, a young hunter, is dragged out on a fateful journey after his lover disappears, and is confronted by a seductive creature who hides a disturbing agenda.

Gustav finds it challenging running the family's funeral home in a little town where no one dies. One day a mysterious man occurs.

When buoyant Vilde (21) finds out she is pregnant after a one night stand with apprehensive Pelle (32), who threatens to commit suicide if she doesn't have an abortion, she escapes into her own imagination.

A woman returns home to her father and childhood home, after being gone for over 20 years. Her purpose for the visit is to deliver the message that her fathers former wife has passed away.

A young investigator goes to observe a "silent retreat" deep in the forest. There he meets a woman who catches his interest, which complicates his stay. At the same time, he tries to uncover the truth behind another resident's enigmatic behaviour.

A tormented man, harassed by delusions, has his greatest fear unleashed in the mystical mountains of Norway.

«Sard», an adaptation of the «Thanda Gosht» by Saadat Hassan Manto, is a story of a couple living in an imagined lawless society on the brink of collapse. The main character SANNAN (Ashar Azmat) and his sensual and affectionate ROMANA (Sandeep Garcha) love each other deeply and they have a dream of leaving the dystopic society in which they live. However, a disturbing incident threatens their relationship. SANNAN discovers the darkest corner of his mind, resulting in a terribly gruesome act. On his deathbed he realizes that he has reached the bottom of immorality. The entire story takes place during one night only.

When Mo goes on a camping trip with his girlfriend and two friends he has no idea that his sexual orientation will be challenged. Mayflies is poetic and visceral short film about both mental and physical human compassion.