Brave New Love

Local title
Uus uljas armastus
Original title
Fagre nye kærlighed
Director
Maria Bäck
Year
2026
Festival
30th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Genre
Subject
Mood

Is it possible to love two people at once without eventually having to choose one and give up the other?

Kate (Kathrine Thorborg Johansen) lives happily with her husband and their daughter while simultaneously sharing a romantic relationship with another man. After years of secrecy, the fragile balance of her double life begins to unravel. Caught in a turbulent chaos of societal norms, body fluids, Greek mythology, shame, laughter, intimacy and madness, Kate embarks on an existential and clumsy struggle to redefine love.

“There are so many rules and inherited expectations attached to love. I wanted to explore these often absurd ideas through wit and sensuality, and create a mirror for the loneliness and power of a heart set on fire.” - Maria Bäck, director

The film premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.

Director
Maria Bäck
Screenwriter
Maria Bäck
Producer
Anna-Maria Kantarius
Executive producer
Mikkel Jersin, Katrin Pors, Eva Jakobsen
Cast
Katrine Thorborg Johansen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Simon Sears, Noemi Carbone Mannov
Cinematographer
Maria von Hausswolff
Editing
Julius Krebs Dambso
Production Design
Elle Furudahl
Composer
Jenny Hval
Production
Snowglobe ApS
Co production
Garagefilm International, StudioBauhaus
Sound
Anne Gry Friis Kristensen, Sigrid D.P.A. Jensen
World sales
ReInvent Yellow
Runtime
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Screenings

1st Saku hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening021118 / Uus uljas armastus
SubtitlesEnglish
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Screening055221 / Uus uljas armastus
SubtitlesEnglish
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Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening092120 / Uus uljas armastus
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsMaria Bäck (Director)
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