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Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Market to Open With ‘Way Home,’ From ‘The Bridge’ Director Charlotte Sieling (EXCLUSIVE)
Scandinavia’s biggest second-half film market opens with a Syria-set missing son drama thriller.
“This movie means a lot to me, and I really hope the Nordic audience, and the world will embrace our effort to tell this father-son story in an environment so different from ours, but still part of our reality,” said Sieling. He embarks on what is described as a “deadly and soul-searching journey into a brutal, war-torn country, gradually realising that he must be willing to sacrifice everything he believes in to be reunited with his son. Written by Danish filmmaker Sieling with Nagieb Khaja and Jesper Fink based “Way Home”is hailed by Nordic Film Daus as a “a powerful and gripping drama about powerlessness, forgiveness and the love for our children.”
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