Tess Quatri

Struggling against the increasing frailties of advanced age, Carmen (Wenche Medbøe) and her wife Nina (Kari Simonsen) refuse to lose their agency and can’t bear the thought of either losing the other. They work to finish a homemade rocket, aspiring to leave together and see what their futures may hold. Norwegian director Tess Quatri has made a beautiful and compelling film that just may have you in tears.

Struggling against the increasing frailties of advanced age, Carmen (Wenche Medbøe) and her wife Nina (Kari Simonsen) refuse to lose their agency and can’t bear the thought of either losing the other. They work to finish a homemade rocket, aspiring to leave together and see what their futures may hold. Norwegian director Tess Quatri has made a beautiful and compelling film that just may have you in tears.