Director: Joachim Trier. Cast: Stars Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum. 128 min. Drama.
- Through a prologue, twelve chapters, and an epilogue, we are shown the life and lifetime situations of a 30-year-old female (who could be from any country), and watch her in her complex and extremely familiar position: she cannot and does not want to live up to what is expected of her (what job to choose, whom to marry, when to have kids, etc), mainly because she’s not sure what she should do in these situations (and are any of us ever?). So she either gives in and follows the mainstream to (in her own words) become a "supporting character in her own life", or … goes against the flow, the feeling of guilt making her the worst person of the world. Tell me how this movie will not resonate with any individual who possesses even the smallest amount of self-reflection. Nominated for both Best International Feature and Best Screenplay Oscars, this is one of the best movies of the year.
- Movie highlight: the heroine imagines herself spending 24 hours with the person she thinks she should've ended up with, while the entire world comes to a standstill. No one around to judge her.
- Spoiler Alert: I have a theory, that the protagonist’s relationship with one of the supporting characters (the one who's shown to have a family at the end) is predominantly happening in her own imagination. Just a theory.
MoGo's rating: 8/10
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