Acts of Love

Section: Competition
Title: Kærlighedens gerninger
Director: Jeppe Rønde
Cast: Cecilie Lassen, Jonas Holst Schmidt, Ann Eleonora Jørgensen
Duration: 2h 5m
Country: Denmark
Language: da
Year: 2025

Hanna lives in a New Age Christian community in rural Denmark and longs to have a child. But her sheltered life starts to unravel as the unexpected arrival of her younger brother Jakob stirs up long-buried memories of their troubled past. Will his arrival threaten Hanna’s dream of becoming a mother? And will the members of the community be able to live up to their own rules and beliefs, when they are confronted with the question: who gets to decide over love?