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Kalak

Over 16Contains sexContains violence 125 minutes 2023 6.4

Jan lives with his family in Nuuk in Greenland and works as a nurse. In an attempt to escape reality, he leads a chaotic life involving drinking and sex. He dreams of being part of the open collectivistic culture in Greenland, and tries to take a shortcut via the immediate intimacy of sexuality. To be called Kalak, meaning "real" or "dirty", makes him proud. But Jan cannot escape forever. Eventually he will have to confront his childhood trauma and escape his father's psychological iron grip. Kalak is based on real events. 

The film is not playable outside of Finland