Belonging is a core need of every human being. To feel as a part of the society is elementarily simple for those whose everyday coping is not defined as a special need. The needs of autistic Nikolas are utterly ordinary. He wishes to be a part of the community, do honest work, travel and see the world and, of course, love as much as his heart can stand. After his mother dies, Nikolas flees from social workers and returns to the harbour town of his childhood, where he meets his former schoolmate Ane who decides to help him. Their joint secret mission grows into a soul-piercing story about love, the warm sincerity of which will melt even those whose senses are most rigidly stuck in the everyday routine.

A remarkable strength of "The Radio Amateur" lies in its special kind of flow created by the dramaturgic harmony of camera directing and acting. This is a film where every composition and structure of every scene serves the achievement of a meaningfully purposeful effect which glow as a deep emotion long after watching the film.

Director Iker Elorrieta is also the screenwriter, cinematographer and producer of "The Radio Amateur". This means that Elorrieta has presented this story as a very strong author’s vision of the unnoticeable functioning mechanisms of the society. Here, we can simply be glad that he has decided to remain true to himself, as "The Radio Amateur" is great in all its facets.
Elise Eimre