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Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries with his best friend from elementary school
Norway’s official submission for the “Best International Feature Film” category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025..
Renate Reinsve is Armand’s eccentric mother, the alleged perpetrator of said incident, and as she finds herself scrutinized by her son’s teacher, the school administration, and the other boy’s parents, the film slowly descends into an interrelational abyss
The debut film by Halfdan Ullman Tønder, the grandson of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullman, is a part-allegorical, part-naturalistic dissection of the 21st-century educational and parenting system, and its handling of an "unfortunate incident" between two 6-year-old boys.
– a limbo from which nothing good can ever emerge
Ullman Tønder’s purpose and stance are strong, as is his artistic expression, which is clearly inspired by the works of his grandfather and perhaps to some extent by Kubrick.