Summer Of Ellen

Agnete Friis returns with a lyrical, suspenseful new standalone set in rural Denmark that moves between the present and the summer of 1978, exploring obsession, toxic masculinity and the tricks we play on our own memory.

Jacob, a middle-aged architect living in Copenhagen, is in the throes of a bitter divorce and the resulting alcoholic binge when he receives an unexpected call from his great-uncle Anton, who is in his nineties and still lives with his brother Anders on their rural Jutland farm—a place Jacob hasn’t visited since the summer of 1978.

Anton asks Jacob to answer the question that has haunted them both for decades: What happened to Ellen?

To find out, Jacob must revisit the farm and confront what took place that summer—one defined by his teenage obsession with Ellen, a beautiful young hippie from the local commune who came to stay with Anton and Anders, and the unsolved disappearance of Jacob’s best friend’s sister. What he finds is that none of these events were what they seemed, though they have affected the course of his entire life.

Story Locale: Rural Denmark

Agnete Friis se intoarce cu un nou scenariu liric, suspans, in Danemarca rurala, care se deplaseaza intre prezent si vara anului 1978, explorand obsesia, masculinitatea toxica si trucurile pe care le jucam in memoria noastra. Jacob, un arhitect de varsta mijlocie care locuieste in Copenhaga , se afla in fruntea unui divort amar si a aparitiei alcoolului rezultat atunci cand primeste un apel neasteptat de la strabunul sau Anton, care are peste 90 de ani si inca traieste cu fratele sau Anders in ferma lor rurala din Iutlanda - un loc pe care Jacob nu-l are A fost vizitat din vara anului 1978. Anton ii cere lui Jacob sa raspunda la intrebarea care i-a bantuit pe amandoi de zeci de ani: Ce s-a intamplat cu Ellen? Pentru a afla, Jacob trebuie sa revada ferma si sa se confrunte cu ceea ce a avut loc in acea vara - una definita de adolescentul sau obsesia cu Ellen, o frumoasa tanara hippie din comuna locala care a venit sa stea cu Anton si Anders si disparitia nerezolvata a surorii celui mai bun prieten al lui Jacob.