Summaries

Hytte (The Cabin) is a 75-minute feature film that questions the quest for identity in a hyper-globalized society. The film explores 9 months in the life of Luc, a divorced man, and father of seven-year-old Mira. In the middle of preparing his apartment to have Mira live with him, Luc escapes to Svalbard, an archipelago near the North Pole where he improvises a holiday. Stumbling drunk out of an Arctic Oktoberfest Luc meets Mike, a stranger who lives in an isolated cabin in the arctic desert. Mike mysteriously abandons Luc in mid-conversation. Intrigued, Luc decides to find Mike. Along the way, he meets Ingrid, a young Norwegian teacher with whom he builds a connection. Missing his flight home Luc decides to stay with Ingrid and start a new life on the island. Luc rushes into the footsteps of the tourist who remains elusive and volatile, Luc hunts a shadow, his own possibly.

Details

Keywords
  • cabin
  • divorced man
  • search for identity
  • north pole
  • hyper globalized society
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Mar 5, 2021
Countries of origin Luxembourg Belgium
Language English French
Filming locations Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Production companies Les Films Fauves Novak Production Espera productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 15m
Color Color
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