Kalak

Kalak
Director
Isabella Eklöf
Country
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Netherlands, Finland
Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Isabella Eklöf, Kim Leine, Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen
Cast
Emil Johnsen, Asta Kamma August, Søren Hellerup, Berda Larsen, Connie Kristoffersen, Hans-Jukku Noahsen
Production
Manna Film, Momento Film, Film i Väst, Mer Film, Lemming Film, Made, Polarama Greenland, Beofilm
https://www.sansebastianfestival.com/2023/secciones_y_peliculas/7/717548/es

Storyline

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'.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

San Sebastián International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection - Competition
Special Jury Prize
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY (NADIM CARLSEN)