Bo Melin

Two weeks before the graduation exhibition at the art school, the new principal Jack von Rosen (Magnus Krepper) takes office. During his presentation, he presents business-oriented ideas and it turns out that he secretly represents an ancient society that wants to commercialize art. Meanwhile, one of the students, Irma (Isabelle Grill/Hilda Krepper), is commissioned by God to create the perfect work of art and thereby becomes a target for Jack and his company. The debuting directors from the collective KonstAB, however, do not let Irma stand alone in the fight, but give her support from the school’s two lecturers and not least a Danish Dadaist.

The girlfriend Klara has recently fallen in love and wants nothing more than to hang out with her boyfriend. The mother-of-two Anna clocks how long it takes for her husband to cook baby formula. The ex-wife Vera can't let go of her ex-husband. The feature-film debuting Katja Wik presents a squib right on the money about women's tendency to, both consciously and unconsciously, limit themselves in their close relationships of two. Each frame conveys the film's theme of power manipulation and Katja Wik's neologism "victim-mentality rhetoric" (offerrollsretorik) is used by all parties as an effective weapon. Without stagnating in bitterness, The Ex-wife serves as a funhouse mirror reflecting this disturbing trait, which most of us can recognize, but which few dare to acknowledge

A short film about women who is comfortable in their role as victims.

Christian est un père divorcé qui aime consacrer du temps à ses deux enfants. Conservateur apprécié d’un musée d’art contemporain, il fait aussi partie de ces gens qui roulent en voiture électrique et soutiennent les grandes causes humanitaires. Il prépare sa prochaine exposition, intitulée « The Square », autour d’une installation incitant les visiteurs à l’altruisme et leur rappelant leur devoir à l’égard de leurs prochains. Mais il est parfois difficile de vivre en accord avec ses valeurs : quand Christian se fait voler son téléphone portable, sa réaction ne l’honore guère… Au même moment, l’agence de communication du musée lance une campagne surprenante pour The Square : l’accueil est totalement inattendu et plonge Christian dans une crise existentielle.