David Alræk

David's grandfather Kåre has always been a fearless adventurer, an inventor with fabulous ideas and a collector of memories - but also David's childhood hero and inspiration source as a director and photographer. When Kåre is diagnosed with dementia, David fears the memories of their life together will be lost. Shot over a period of 9 years.

Lars Hertervig (1830-1902) was considered to be one Norway's greatest artists before he was diagnosed with incurable insanity and pushed out into the cold. The paintings from the last 30 years of his life were considered the scribblings of a child, but subsequently turned out to bear clear similarities to styles that gained ground in Europe several decades later. Was the painter insane or just ahead of his time?