Harajuku

It’s the day before Christmas Eve and Vilde’s mom jumps from the balcony. Crushed and without a family, Vilde finds her way to her best friends at Oslo Central Station. Social services force her to contact her absent father and they reluctantly decide to meet at the station. Maybe he can help her with the plane ticket to Japan? Ines Høysæter Asserson presents an unforgettable role interpretation, and with astute precision, Eirik Svensson shows that he, like no one else, can describe teenage yearning and alienation. Not least through the beautiful, manga-inspired animations and the dreamlike pictures from Harajuku. (Göteborg Film Festival)