IF YOU KNEW

2021 / Denmark / Fiction / 43′

Directed by Nicolai G.H. Johansen

World premiere

Synopsis

Leonora hasn’t been in contact with her ex-boyfriend for several months. If he only knew how far she has come. If he only knew how much she has done for him. If he only knew that what she did to him, she only did because she was ill. A story about anxiety, obsession and love.

Biography

Nicolai G.H. Johansen (b. 1994) is a Danish writer/director and graduate from the independent film school Super8. His previous short Inherent premiered at Semaine de la critique at Cannes Film Festival 2021. Johansen is interested in character-driven narratives, usually centering on lonely people struggling to connect to the world. He is a firm believer in cinema being more about mood and atmosphere than plot and loves bittersweet endings.

TECHNICAL SHEET

Writer   Nicolai G.H. Johansen

Cinematographer   Sebastian Bjerregaard

Sound   Emil Woxen

Editing   Yifan Zhou

Mix   Emil Woxen

Cast   Mathilde Arcel Fock, Lars Simonsen, Mathias Skov Rahbæk, Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Amanda Radeljak, Emma Silja Sångren, Emiil Busk Jensen, Magnus Juhl Andersen, Cecilie Bogø Bach

Original music   Ingri Høyland

Sets   Josefine Friis Lange, Axel Schlosser

Production   Frau Film – Asbjørn H. Kelstrup – kelstrup@beofilm.dk