Estonian premiere

Fighting Demons with Dragons

Local title
Draakonitega deemonite vastu
Director
Camilla Magid
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Year
2024
Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Genre
Biographical, Youth film
Subject
friendship, mental health, LGBTQ, first love, soul-searching, coming of age, youth

Luca, Ask, and Josefine have all experienced being outsiders at their old schools. They’ve struggled to make friends and fit in, but at Østerskov Efterskole in Hobro, there's plenty of room to be different. It's Denmark’s only role-playing school, and the role-playing games help students figure out who they are in their own way. Over two years, we follow the students as they battle insecurity and anxiety dressed in costumes and wielding swords. It’s a journey away from childhood towards independence, filled with vulnerability, courage, and the wildness of youth. Can Ask learn that he doesn’t have to be good at everything all the time to be good enough? Will Josefine dare to be herself, even when she’s not playing someone else? Will Luca’s newfound confidence hold up when she moves into her own apartment outside the school’s safe confines?

Recommended age 12+

Director
Camilla Magid
Screenwriter
Camilla Magid
Producer
Heidi Elise Christensen
Cinematographer
Mathias Døcker, Maria von Hausswolff
Music
Joaquin Garcia
World sales
Cinephil
Runtime
Language
Danish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Camilla Magid

From Palestina with Love (2010), White Black Boy (2017), Land of the Free (2017)

Screenings

1. Hall Apollo Kino Tasku, TARTU
Screening154201 / Draakonitega deemonite vastu
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration
Trailer