Chrysanthemum

A quiet, heavy Scandinavian drama about guilt and fractured family bonds, unfolding slowly with a melancholic warmth.

Directed by

Christian Bengtson

Genres

Drama

Starring

Morten Hee Andersen, Henrik Birch, Karen-Lise Mynster

Overview

After many years of separation, landscaper and part time dealer of illegal fireworks – Anders – is contacted by his father Thomas who is about to lose the family farm. To help his father, Anders returns home and starts a larger production of illegal fireworks and begins shipping it through the family's freight company. Through the traffic of fireworks, the family finds a way towards reconciliation and forgiveness for the first time since the family tragedy twenty years ago which Anders feels responsible for.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Guilt, family, redemption, grief

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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