Stille Liv
The Quiet Migration

Cornelius Won Riede-Clausen
Stille Liv | The Quiet Migration by Malene Choi
DNK 2023, Panorama
© Christian Geisnæs

Stille Liv | The Quiet Migration by Malene Choi
DNK 2023, Panorama
In her autobiographically inspired feature-length film, Malene Choi gently blurs the line between the discernible outside world and the inner emotional world of the protagonist. The deeper we dive into Carl’s life, the more inexplicable events and apparitions begin to interfere with his otherwise completely realistically depicted daily routine. Visually powerful but at the same time intimate, Stille Liv explores notions of otherness and belonging.
With
- Cornelius Won Riedel-Clausen (Carl)
- Bjarne Henriksen (Hans)
- Bodil Jørgensen (Karen)
- Clara Thi Thanh Heilmann Jensen (Marie)
- Dawid Ściupidro (Andrzej)
Crew
Director | Malene Choi |
Screenplay | Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, Malene Choi |
Cinematography | Louise McLaughlin |
Editing | Malene Choi, Sofie Steenberger |
Sound Design | Brian Dyrby, Kristoffer Salting |
Sound | Freja Printz |
Production Design | Josephine Farsø |
Costumes | Mathilde Kjær Bang |
Make-Up | Maya Cecilie Geertsen Køster |
Casting | Gro Therp |
Assistant Director | Nathalia Ciepiel |
Production Manager | Ann-Sofie Grøndal |
Producer | Maria Møller Kjeldgaard |
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Produced by

Maria Møller Kjeldgaard, Sissel Dalsgaard Thomsen, Malene Choi, Cornelius Won Riedel-Clausen, Clara Thi Thanh Heilmann Jensen, Dawid Ściupidro
The film team at the premiere.
Stille Liv · Panorama · Feb 17, 2023
Malene Choi

The South Korean filmmaker was born in 1973 and, after being adopted as a child, grew up in Denmark where she studied at the National Film School of Denmark. Her graduation film InshAllah won a Honorary Mention at the 2006 Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. Her debut feature-length film The Return received a Special Mention at the Göteborg Film Festival in 2018.
Filmography
2005 InshAllah; short documentary 2008 Voice over Voice; short documentary 2012 Dyret (Creature); short film 2018 The Return; documentary form 2023 Stille Liv (The Quiet Migration)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023