In the night of the crime he remembers seeing his older brother – who already has a previous conviction for assault – cleaning his bloodstained clothes in the bathroom. Shadi’s brother swears that he has nothing to do with the assault on Per and so Shadi keeps his mouth shut, in spite of his increasing doubts… Annette K. Olesen: “When the world as we know it changes, it makes us feel insecure. When we feel insecure we fear we’ll lose what we’ve got. When we fear that, we try to exert control. At best fear is an instinct that enables us to survive. At worst it is a cancer that spreads and mutates into angst. This is a film about fear. I wanted to tell this story eye to eye. 1 to 1.”

Annette K. Olesen: Born in Copenhagen on 20.11.1965. After working as a trainee in a television cutting room, she took up studies in directing at the Danish Film School where, after graduating in 1991, she subsequently taught. A director of commercials and educational films, she has also worked as a esearcher for documentary filmmaker, Jørgen Leth. Her first feature, SMÅ ULYKKER, received a “Blue Angel”award during the 2002 Berlinale; it was also a hit on the international theatrical circuit.