Jan is on the run from himself after being sexually abused by his father. Living in Greenland with his little family, he yearns to be a part of the open, collectivist culture and become a Kalak, a “dirty Greenlander”. Based on a true story.
Director
Isabella Eklöf
Scriptwriter
Isabella Eklöf, Kim Leine & Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen
Producer
Maria Møller Kjeldgaard
Director of Photography
Nadim Carlsen (DFF)
Production Designer
Josephine Farsø
Editors
Anna Eborn & Isabella Eklöf
Co-producers
Maria Ekerhovd & Gary Cranner (Norway), Erik Glijnis & Leontine Petit (The Netherlands), David Herdies & Michael Krotkiewski (Sweden), Kristina Börjesson (Film i Väst), Ilona Tolmunen (Finland), Emile Hertling Péonard & Pipaluk K. Jørgensen (Greenland)
World premiere at San Sebastián International Film Festival 2023, Official Selection. Danish premiere: 7 March 2024, Swedish premiere