International premiere

Just Film Grand Prix Winner 2024: Kontra

Local title
Just Film Grand Prix võitja 2024: Kontra
Title in Russian
Just Film Grand Prix Winner 2024: Контра
Director
Jonas Risvig
Country
Denmark
Year
2024
Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Genre
Drama, Youth film
Subject
friendship, betrayal, social status, belonging, partying, coming of age, women, alienation, jealousy, youth

The extrovert yet slightly naive Fanny (18) has just relocated to a new high school and is struggling to navigate the social hierarchy, where status and likeability seem to be measured only by cute outfits, going to the right parties, and having enough followers. Fanny desperately tries to find acceptance, but after a humiliating night, she decides to join forces with Lilja (18), the unapproachable yet confident outsider of the class. The encounter with Lilja turns Fanny’s world upside down, marking the beginning of a whirlwind friendship between the two. With a defiant attitude and without looking back, the girls venture out of their high school microcosm and embark on a fast-paced journey. But climbing the social ladder requires sacrifices, and the girls struggle to not lose themselves in the process.

Recommended age 12+

Director
Jonas Risvig
Screenwriter
Jonas Risvig
Cast
Anna Lehrmann, Andrea Hjejle, Safina Coster-Waldau, Ingrid Bjerg-Raft, Signe Ida Poulsen, Kasper Leisner
Producer
Jasmine Hermann Naghizadeh
Cinematographer
Jesper Christensen
Music
William Risvig
Runtime
Language
Danish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Jonas Risvig

We Are All Leaving (2019), Tunge Skuldre (2020), Hvilken vej kom vi fra? (2020), Stille-Roligt (2021), December (2023)

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Screenings

7th Hall Apollo Kino Plaza
Screening110701 / Kontra
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Q&A guestsJonas Risvig (Director, Screenwriter), Jasmine Hermann Naghizadeh (Producer)
Q&A duration
Screening duration
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