Kalak

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Kalak

Kalak

Denmark, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Netherlands 2023 Fiction cor 120 min.

Jan is on the run from himself after being sexually abused by his father. Living in Greenland with his little family, he yearns to be a part of the open, collectivist culture and become a Kalak, a “dirty Greenlander”.

Winner of the special jury prize and the best photography prize at the San Sebastián Film Festival.

Denmark Greenland Sweden Norway Finland Netherlands awarded films parenthood love relationship sexuality sexual violence female directors

direction

Isabella Eklöf

screenplay

Isabella Eklöf, Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, Kim Leine

cinematography

Nadim Carlsen

editing

Anna Eborn, Isabella Eklöf

sound design

Mark Glynne

production design

Josephine Farsø

cast

Emil Johnsen, Asta Kamma August

production

Maria Møller Kjeldgaard

co-production

Maria Ekerhovd, Gary Cranner, Erik Glijnis, Leontine Petit, David Herdies, Michael Krotkiewski, Kristina Börjeson, Ilona Tolmunen, Emile Hertling Péronard, Pipaluk K. Jørgensen

produced by

Manna Film

co-produced by

Mer Film, Lemming Film, Momento Film, Film I Väst, Made, Polarama Greenland

world sales

Totem Films

contact

[email protected]

indicative rating

18