Loving Pia

This second feature by New Zealand-born Daniel Borgman (The Weight of Elephants) tells a story of country life, inspired by the life of its lead actress.

"Sixty-year-old Pia (Pia Skovgaard) is intellectually disabled and lives with her aging mother Guittou (Céline Skovgaard) in a farmhouse on the Danish island of Langeland. She dreams of meeting a man. She dreams of a Frenchman named José from Larzac, who she knows from television and with whom she could make pizza and rosehip juice ... Her conversations with her mother focus on the future – how and where will Pia live once Guittou dies? One day Pia meets Jens at the harbour. The two of them get talking and start spending time together. They go to Copenhagen for a weekend and visit the Den Blå Planet aquarium. At Elske Pia spins a fictional tale that is based on Pia's real life and is embedded in her everyday routines. With gentleness and lyricism, Daniel Borgman allows his protagonist's thoughts, dreams and wishes to inform the story." (Berlin International Film Festival)

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