Above Dark Waters

A small boy opens his eyes, astonished by the beauty sunlight. The family life is as usual: almost idyllic. But the boy starts to hear noises during nights; arguments and crying. The father disappears; the mother takes the kids to their grandparents’ house. What are the consequences when the child’s unconditional trust and admiration for his parents breaks? Told through the eyes of a sensitive young boy, this tragicomedy tells a touching story about growing up in southwestern Lapland in the 1970s. Based on the director’s autobiographical novel.

Flagey, Brussels Film Festival