71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Neon Heart

Laurits Flensted-Jensen
Denmark      89 m.
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Neon Heart is a story about three people who are chasing life and each other. Laura comes home to Denmark after a short-lived porn career in the USA. Despite the remaining online videos of her, she tries to put the pieces of a normal existence back together. Niklas, Laura's ex, is a recovering addict who finds meaning in his new job taking care of two men with Down's syndrome. As he develops newfound empathy for the pair, he begins to bend the rigid rules of his role, leading him down a slippery slope. Frederik, Niklas' teenage brother, is out to gain respect as a hooligan, peer-pressured into difficult situations and forced to negotiate the demands of masculine bravado. In glimpses and fragments of the past and present, we follow Laura, Niklas and Frederik on a journey full of taboos and desires where connections are made and torn apart.

Director
Laurits Flensted-Jensen
Screenplay
Laurits Flensted-Jensen
Production
Walenciak Film (Denmark)
Julie Friis Walenciak
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Stray Dogs (France)
Photography
Balthazar Hertel
Edition
Frederik Strunk
Music
Peter Peter
Cast
Victoria Carmen Sonne, Niklas Herskind, Noah Skovgaard Skands
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
89 m.
Country
Denmark
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