You can never truly know your parents. And Norwegian actor Nora Borg (Renate Reinsve) is happy to keep it that way in regard to her father, Gustav (Stellan Skarsgård). A world-renowned filmmaker, he chose la vie bohème over domesticity and being present in her life ages ago; Nora and her sister, Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas), have been estranged from him for years. Dad came and went as they were raised by their mom in an Oslo residence that’s been in the family for generations. From the outside, the place looks like like something out of a fairy tale, where a witch in the woods might plump up kids for a meal. But inside, it’s roomy yet cozy, a homey domicile filled with both bright memories, a rich history, and the faint echoes of a decades-old tragedy.

When Nora and Agnes’ mother die

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