Forever

Forever

Low-key and heartfelt drama about familial grief

  • Original title

    Resten af livet

  • Year

    2021

  • Country

    Danmark

  • Duration

    111 min.

  • Language

    Dansk

  • Director

    Frelle Petersen

  • Screenwriter

    Frelle Petersen

  • Cast

    Jette Søndergaard, Mette Munk Plum, Ole Sørensen, Lasse Lorenzen

  • Forever

When married couple Egon and Maren lose their adult son, their family, which includes their daughter Lily, is paralyzed with grief. As it turns out, the three of them have very different ways of coping with grief and soon find themselves slipping apart. Now the three of them need to find their way back to life and to reconstitute the family. Forever is a life-affirming family drama set in Southern Jutland, the southernmost corner of Denmark.

Frelle Petersen’s quiet family drama does not utilize raised voices and warpaths in his story of grief and belonging. The film isn’t centered around the tragic event in itself, but rather the complicated aftermath. The small Danish village with all its strange characters and beautiful sceneries create a lovely frame around the family and their grief.

«Resten av livet gjør ikke et stort vesen av seg, men når rulleteksten kommer er man dypt påvirket av å ha vært del av en families liv i to timer»

Soundvenue

«Et eksistensielt drama så stort som noe Shakespeare kunne ha skrevet, men uten konger og kriger»

Politiken

«Filmens skjønnhet skyldes mat Mette Munk Plum, Jette Søndergaard og Ole Sørensen spiller helt fantastisk i hovedrollene»

Filmmagasinet Ekko