Marie Fuglestein Lægreid

This City Is a Battlefield

Isa, a taciturn school teacher working for the resistance, is tasked with carrying out an assassination with the help of Hazil, a charming rebel who finds himself falling for Isa’s wife, Fatimah.

MA - Cry of Silence

Yangon, Myanmar, in 2022, is in the midst of a civil war following the military coup on February 1, 2021. Mi-Thet, a young Burmese woman, works in a garment factory in Yangon, far from her native village. Wages have not been paid for the past two months, and a group of workers are leading a strike. But soon, the strikers are attacked by the henchmen of the military regime, leaving Mi-Thet terrified by her past trauma.

Trick or Treat

When Magda's sister dumps her to go to an illegal Halloween party, she is left behind and has an unpleasant confrontation with some girls from school. In the course of the night, she meets Nils Olav. The two hit it off, giving Magda the confidence to ignore the mean girls.

You Will Die at Twenty

Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.

Rubbish Robbers

When a couple badass guys are going to break into a bank, they quickly realize the terrible mistake it was to involve "Premium Idiot" Klaus as part of the group.

It's Alright

Five-year-old Alexa comes to realize that her young mother is out of money and on the verge of a breakdown. Hoping to save the situation, Alexa makes a decision she will never forget.

Stress

A workaholic father is encouraged to spend more time with his daughter. It turns out to be harder than he would think.

Ungene

A 12-year-old boy is alone with the responsibility for his younger siblings. Alone for several days, his insecurities begin to turn into desperation and fear. A new sense of masculinity is unleashed when he finds a gun, which leads him into a destructive trail.