Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/08/2025
11:00 - 12:30
Location
Electric Palace cinema, 39a High Street, Hastings TN34 3ER
A New Kind of Wilderness
A family pursues a wild, free life in Norway’s wilderness. A tragic event disrupts their isolation, forcing them to adapt to modern society’s demands.
Director: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
84 mins / 2024 / Norway, subtitles
In this Sundance-selected documentary, Englishman Nik and his Norwegian wife Maria attempt to forge a new life on a farm in her homeland’s lush woodlands. Their goal is to live sustainably, putting as little strain upon the planet as possible. But when the family suffers a tragedy, Nik’s resolve to continue on this singular mission is severely challenged and the ‘normal’ world comes knocking. Can they maintain some version of this idyll or is it a paradise out of reach?
Bearing comparison with the events of Captain Fantastic (2016) but played out with the complexities and inescapable truths of real life, A New Kind of Wilderness is not just a heartbreaking portrait of the endurance of a family, but also a breathtaking trip into the Norwegian wilderness. The kind of unfolding, surprising, intimate and honest documentary portrait that can only emerge over years of hard-won access, it’s a film for anyone who wants to (re)discover the power of family and think about different ways of striding this Earth.
★★★★★ “Beautiful… a deeply humane and emotionally literate piece of work.” – The Guardian
★★★★ “Powerful” The Times
Thursday morning screenings will include subtitles wherever possible.
Thursday morning screenings also include a free hot drink with your ticket (all Thursday morning tickets are concession rate or under 21s rate).
This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.
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