Lykkelænder Trailer (UK)

WINNER OF NORDIC:DOX AWARD - CPH:DOX 2018

UK:

Impressions from Greenland in a beautiful and sensitive film about myths and reality - and about the historical relationship with Denmark.

The relationship between Greenland and Denmark is full of fantasy and myths. And these are exactly what Danish artist Lasse Lau reflects upon – and in turn documents – in his first feature-length film. But how do you give a form to the Greenlandic experience when you are an outsider yourself? Lau has created a sensitive film about authenticity and recreation by letting both elements become a part of the work, together with his performers. But also by watching and listening intently. The colonial history is entrenched in both Greenland's infinitely beautiful landscapes and in the collective consciousness. But so is the willingness to break with it and look ahead with a new political self-awareness. 'Lykkelænder' is the result of a long-term research project, but talks about its extremely complex topics in a way that grounds the postcolonial perspective in a recognisable life experience. It does so with both a sense of humour and with emphasis.

DK:

Fortællingen tager udgangspunkt i klichéen om grønlænderen, og som fortællingen skrider frem åbenbares portrættet i en lyrisk rejse gennem film og mediers fremstilling og det grønlandske sind og virkelighed, hvor en anderledes identitet toner frem.

I filmen møder vi grønlandske borgere i scener og situationer, hvor de tackler fordommene og klichéerne om sig selv.

Vidste du f.eks. at man sælger omverdenens stereotype forestillinger om grønlænderne, som souvenir til turisterne, når de kommer til Grønland? Eller at grønlænderne har deres eget nationalteater i en tidligere XL­-BYG lagerhal, hvor alle de store klassikere spilles?