Hope
Miraculous and moving.
Hope
The relationship between artist-partners Tomas (Stellan Skarsgard) and Anja (Andrea Braein Hovig) is put to the test after Anja gets a life-threatening diagnosis, in this probing and affecting film from Maria Sodahl.
“A melancholy, highly satisfying adult drama intensely moving.”
—The Hollywood Reporter
“A wildly impressive and devastating relationship drama with unforgettable performances from both Andrea Braein Hovig and Stellan Skarsgard." —Collide
“It's not easy to make a film about a life-threatening illness that is as rich and joyous as this one can be, perfectly balanced at other times by the very real stakes.” —Hammer to Nail
“Sodahl... is an artist of quiet, disciplined observance.” —Screen International
Toronto Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
“A melancholy, highly satisfying adult drama intensely moving.”
—The Hollywood Reporter
“A wildly impressive and devastating relationship drama with unforgettable performances from both Andrea Braein Hovig and Stellan Skarsgard." —Collide
“It's not easy to make a film about a life-threatening illness that is as rich and joyous as this one can be, perfectly balanced at other times by the very real stakes.” —Hammer to Nail
“Sodahl... is an artist of quiet, disciplined observance.” —Screen International
Toronto Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Genre
Awards Season,
Greg's List,
Drama,
Romance,
Women and Film
Web Site
Runtime
125
Language
Norwegian
Director
Maria Sødahl
Writer(s)
Maria Sødahl
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård,
Andrea Bræin Hovig
Awards:
Nominee, Panorama Audience Award, Berlin International Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Todd McCarthy, Deadline Hollywood Daily
Norwegian director Maria Sodhal made her first feature, 'Limbo,' a decade ago and her second makes the reason for the long time gap dramatically clear: She developed lung cancer, which then metastasized and spread to her brain, a virtual death sentence. But she fought back and lived to make a film ...
Played at
Laemmle Virtual Cinema 4.16.21 - 7.08.21
Town Center 5 4.16.21 - 4.22.21
Monica Film Center 4.16.21 - 4.29.21
Playhouse 7 4.16.21 - 4.22.21
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