Brave New Love

Fagre nye kærlighed
  • Maria Bäck
  • Denmark
  • Greece
  • Sweden
2026
105'
Screening schedule
  • Thursday, 12 November 2026
  • 15:00
  • Kaptol Boutique Cinema

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  • Thursday, 12 November 2026
  • 21:00
  • Kaptol Boutique Cinema

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  • Saturday, 14 November 2026
  • 18:30
  • Kaptol Boutique Cinema

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Hypnotherapist Kate lives with her husband Orl and their daughter Athena, while simultaneously maintaining a secret romantic liaison with Andreas (Anders Danielsen Lie; The Worst Person in the World, ZFF 2021; Oslo, August 31st, ZFF 2011). What happens when someone who once seemed perfect for us no longer fits? Is it even possible to be happy with just one person for an entire lifetime? Swedish-Danish director Maria Bäck’s witty and emotionally sharp Brave New Love examines the norms and structures of heterosexual relationships, following its protagonist on a journey of self-discovery filled with sensuality, bodily fluids, and Greek mythology. The film had its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival.

Language: DA, NO, EL
Subtitles: HR, EN

Maria Bäck
Maria Bäck

Maria Bäck (Gothenburg, 1980) is a Swedish-Danish director and screenwriter. She graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2013, while her graduation documentary short Mother Is God (2013) won the Nordic Talents Award. Her first feature documentary I Remember When I Die (2015) screened at CPH:DOX and received a Special Mention at the Gothenburg Film Festival. Brave New Love (2026) is her second feature fiction film, which she is currently adapting into a novel.

Film information

Director: Maria Bäck

Screenplay: Maria Bäck

Cast: Kathrine Thorborg Johansen, Anders Danielsen Lie, Simon Sears, Noemi Carbone Mannov, Angeliki Papoulia

Director of photography: Maria von Hausswolff

Editing: Julius Krebs Damsbo

Producer: Anna-Maria Kantarius, Mimmi Spång, Konstantinos Vassilaros, Anne-Marie Söhrman Fermelin, Maria Bäck

Production: Snowglobe, Garagefilm International, StudioBauhaus, Film Stockholm

Festivals and awards: Locarno Film Festival 2026; Zagreb Film Festival 2026

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