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When reserved 17-year-old Ida goes to live with her aunt and cousins, she soon becomes embroiled in the family’s aggressive business affairs in this tense, brooding and utterly gripping thriller.
Crime 2020 89 mins
Director: Jeanette Nordahl
Overview
Following the accidental death of her addict mum in a car accident, reserved 17-year-old Ida (Sandra Kampp) is sent to live with her aunt (Sidse Babette Knudsen) and her grown sons. Ida’s new home is filled with love, but she soon learns her new family leads a criminal life running a loan shark business practicing in violent threats to debtors. When an unforeseen murder puts pressure on the family and their loyalty to each other, tension builds as love and violence become impossible to separate. Featuring a striking breakout performance from Kampp, Danish filmmaker Jeanette Nordah’s debut feature is a tense, brooding and utterly gripping thriller.
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