Den ufuldendte (1991)

Directed by

Nikolai Østergaard

Country

Denmark

How it feels

A young man visits his mother to hear again the story of his father, a sailor who died at sea when he was a boy. The film portrays the son's experience of memory and his confrontation with lies and betrayal in his family.

melancholicintrospectiveslow-burnbittersweetpersonalreflectivecontemplativeatmospheric

What happens

Den ufuldendte er en dansk kortfilm fra 1991, der er instrueret af Nikolai Østergaard. En ung mand opsøger sin mor, for at få historien om faderen en gang til. Sømandsfaderen, der døde i rum sø, da sønnen var dreng. Filmen skildrer sønnens oplevelse af erindring og opgøret med løgn og svigt i familien. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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