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Section: International Competition of European First Films
Dreams By the Sea (2017)
Ester (16) lives a safe but mundane life, in a small town on an island together with her religious and conservative parents. One day, when she’s in Sunday school, she meets Ragna, a girl who has just moved to the same small town with her alcoholic mother, and her 8-year-old brother. In Ragna, Ester sees what she has been looking for her whole life. Unaware that Ragna see’s the exact same thing in Ester, and especially Ester’s father. The attraction of opposites makes them best friends. Together they dream about getting away from their boring life on the island, but soon they realize that it’s only their own selves that they want to escape from.
| Country | Faroe Islands, Denmark |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Duration | 78 min |
| Rating | 15 |
| Language | Faroese |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Sakaris Stórá |
| Screenplay | Marjun Syderbø Kjelnæs |
| Director of Photography | Virginie Surdej |
| Music | Povl Kristian |
| Edited by | Amalie Westerlin Tjellesen |
| Contact | Adomeit Film |
Biography
Screenwriter and director from the Faroe Islands. He studied film in Norway at schools near Kristiansand and Lofot. He's made some short films, e.g. Summer Night (Summarnátt, 2012) and Winter Morning (Vetrarmorgun, 2013) and Viva la Vendetta (2012). His feature-length debut is Dreams by the Sea (Dreymar við havið, 2017). This director is among those who are popularizing the Faroese language and culture.