Forever

Maren and Egon live quietly and content in a small town in Southern Jutland. They have a good relationship with their adult children, they have pleasant jobs and hobbies, and they all meet for breakfast every time someone has a birthday. But then tragedy strikes, completely out of the blue, and the family members' different ways of coping with the grief only drive them further and further apart.

Frelle Petersen's low-key family drama does not make use of big showy scenes in this story of grief and belonging. The tragic events themselves are not given much space; it is the aftermath that matters. The small Danish town with all its supporting characters and beautiful landscapes is a fantastic setting, and the very distinctive dialect adds an extra authentic flair.
 
Forever is a quiet everyday story without sentimental funeral speeches and dramatic sobbing in the rain, but where a new type of coffee and a familiar piece of pastry can be just as powerful.