

Neon
2024-01-28 · 17 min · Not rated
To get closer to each other, a mother takes her son to a house by the sea to celebrate his birthday. But something is not right, neither of them should be there. The discomfort creeps under the skin in an equally beautiful and poignant portrayal of mental illness and its consequences.
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- Clara Olausson
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- Sweden
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