Riv i hjertet

After touring for years with Sirkus Eliassen, one of Norways biggest pop stars escapes into solitude, trying to find joy in his music again. In the tranquility of Lofoten Islands, bigger questions in life emerges, as he prepares to record his album in Los Angeles.

A woman is found dead in her apartment in the middle of Oslo. She’s been dead for more than a month. No next of kin, friends, or family. How do you remember someone that no one knew? The film explores how an anonymous life still leaves an imprint, even if it’s led without much contact with other people in the middle of a city. How is she remembered by her neighbors?

On February 23rd, 14 of the Ukrainian musicians in Kyiv Soloists start a short tour with the orchestra to Italy. The same night Russia invaded their home country. In the chaos that follows they decide to expand their tour around Europe, spreading Ukrainian culture and message of peace. While navigating their journey, they have to come to terms with their new life as refugees. Intertwined is a musical journey of their fighting spirit, sorrow, hope and loneliness. How are they going to make choices for their future, when the war overshadows everything?