Jan, a nurse who is also a father, was sexually abused by his father as a teenager. Working in Nuuk, Greenland, he tries to connect to the culture with sex. When someone calls him a Kalak, a Greenlandic word with a double meaning of both a "true" and "dirty" Greenlander, he wears the epithet as a badge of honor. Ultimately, he has to confront his father.
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Emil Johnsen
Jan
Known for
The Ice Cream Truck
Narvik
Asta Kamma August
Lærke
Known for
Sex
The Kingdom
Berda Larsen
Karina
No other roles listed
Connie Kristoffersen
Ella
Also in
Acts of Love
Historien om Grønland og Danmark
Vigga Tukula
Nikoline
No other roles listed
Bertram Krassel
Markus
No other roles listed
Allie Maggie Kvist
Amanda
No other roles listed
Søren Hellerup
Ole
Known for
30 Coins
Bingo: The King of the Mornings
Anders Mossling
Sören
Known for
Thelma
Blood Sacrifice
Hans Jukku Noahsen
Nukappi
Also in
Ukiutoqqami Pilluaritsi
Lisbeth Vængtoft Noahsen
Maria
No other roles listed
Aviana Heuser
Sara
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Isabella Eklöf Director · Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen Writer Kim Leine Writer
Budget $3M · First release September 24, 2023 · Produced in Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
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Budget
$3,000,000
Production
Made
Production
Manna Film
Production
Film i Väst
Production
Mer Film
Production
Lemming Film
Production
Momento Film
Production
Polarama Greenland
Production
Beofilm
Production
DR
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SVT
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NRK
Production
YLE
Production
Denmark · Finland · Greenland · Netherlands · Norway · Sweden
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Languages
Original language
Danish
Spoken on screen
Danish · English · Kalaallisut
Release dates
Spain · September 24, 2023
Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
Denmark · March 7, 2024
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
November 29, 2024 · Theatrical
Greenland
February 28, 2024 · Premiere · Nuuk Premiere
Iceland
April 6, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Stockfish Film Festival
Italy
November 27, 2023 · Premiere · Torino Film Festival
Netherlands
March 7, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Spain
October 26, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Muestra Internacional de Cine Realizado por Mujeres
Sweden
March 7, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Taiwan
June 21, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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