Sissela Nelander

A daughter attempts to pull the monster of her childhood out from under the bed in an original, deeply personal and creative film about her mother's mental illness.

As the successful actor Ingrid arrives at her daughter's 35th birthday party, her unexpected return is not as well received as she has hoped. Instead, her years as an absent mother come to the fore and the gap between mother and daughter are felt to be an abyss.

Mika, a woman caring for her husband Anders who has Alzheimer’s, navigates her own loneliness and need for intimacy. When Ossian, a man working in home care, enters their lives, something is stirred in Mika – a reminder of her own vitality and desire, but also an uncomfortable truth about her situation.

At Stockholm firm Matsson & Moradi, two childhood-friend defense lawyers chase wins by any means - Sasha for status and money, Kalle for principle. New hire Tilde gets caught between them as the firm's biggest case threatens to break their partnership.