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Kød & Blod

Wildland
Panorama 2020
© Christian Geisnæs
“You’re too baked, sweetheart”, says Mads’ mother after greeting him with a kiss on the lips. In this family it is okay to bend the law, as long as you do it right. A twisted lesson the 17-year-old Ida is about to learn. Having recently lost her mother in a car accident, she has been taken in by her aunt and three cousins, whom she barely knows. Theirs is a loving home, but it soon transpires that the family, led by its caring but disciplinarian matriarch, engages in criminal activities. As boundaries keep on being pushed, Ida finds herself torn between her safety and the allure of her cousins’ ferocious behaviour. When the clan descends into conflict with the police, Ida has to decide what is more dear to her: the loyalty to her new family or her own life.
Featuring a superb central performance by newcomer Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Jeanette Nordahl’s fiercely intelligent debut is an arresting study of family and dysfunctionality, the nourishing and burdensome nature of love, and the complexity of desire. An impressive mix of remarkable camerawork, exquisite writing, and a visceral, electronic score. An intense film that runs deep.
by Jeanette Nordahl (Director), Ingeborg Topsøe (Screenplay)
with Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Joachim Fjelstrup, Elliott Crosset Hove, Besir Zeciri, Carla Philip Røder, Sofie Torp, Frida Sejersen, Omar Shargawi, Benjamin Kitter Denmark 2020 Danish 88' Colour World premiere

With

  • Sandra Guldberg Kampp (Ida)
  • Sidse Babett Knudsen (Bodil)
  • Joachim Fjelstrup (Jonas)
  • Elliott Crosset Hove (David)
  • Besir Zeciri (Mads)
  • Carla Philip Røder (Anna)
  • Sofie Torp (Marie)
  • Frida Sejersen (Sofia)
  • Omar Shargawi (Omar)
  • Benjamin Kitter (Jonathan)

Crew

Director Jeanette Nordahl
Screenplay Ingeborg Topsøe
Cinematography David Gallego
Editing Michael Aaglund
Music Puce Mary
Sound Design Philip Nicolai Flindt, Adrian Aurelius
Sound Jakob Garfield
Production Design Helle Lygum Justesen
Costumes Emilie Bøge Dresler
Make-Up Birgitte Samson
Casting Anja Philip
Assistant Director Peter Hingebjerg
Producers Eva Jakobsen, Katrin Pors, Mikkel Jersin

World Sales

Bac Films Distribution

Produced by

Snowglobe

Photos

Press Conference

Jeanette Nordahl

© Donald Chambers

Born in 1985, the Danish filmmaker graduated from the Super16 independent film school in 2012. Her debut feature film Kød & Blod (Wildland) premiered in the 2020 Panorama. She directed the mini-series Drømmeren - Karen Blixen bliver til (The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen) which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and secured Connie Nielsen an Emmy nomination for Best Actress. She conceptualised the second season of the BAFTA-nominated television series The Responder in 2023. Begyndelser (Beginnings) is her second feature film.

Filmography (selection)

2020 Kød & Blod (Wildland) 2022 Drømmeren - Karen Blixen bliver til (The Dreamer: Becoming Karen Blixen); series 2024 The Responder; series, season 2, episodes 1&2 2025 Begyndelser (Beginnings)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025