19-25 January
2026
After Birger discovers that his wife Maj-Lis is having a more intense relationship with their neighbour Gunnar than he suspected, he makes a life-changing decision. Birger takes his marital frustrations out on the shoreline, physically chopping away at his simmering anger. A dark comedy with ambiguous mood, in Meänkieli language.
Author, reporter and producer Linnea Huhta has a successful track record of shorts and documentaries such as Mummun Leipä (2021), Mygghelvetet (2025), Den seglivade byn (2025) and Alias Tornedalen Signe (2025). Debacle is her directorial debut within fiction.
| Part of: | FFN SHORTS 2: The power of believing |
| Original title: | Jäänlähtö |
| Director: | Linnea Huhta |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Year: | 2026 |
| Run time: | 9m |
| Cast: | Niklas Kauppi, Berith Roth, Adam Huuva |
| Dialogue: | Finnish, Swedish |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Producer: | Vonnie Larsson, Linnea Huhta |
| Age limit: | 15 |