Kris lives with her partly disabled uncle in rural Denmark and together they run a derelict farm. In their quirky yet loving relationship, built upon daily routines, words aren’t necessary. Kris is the dominant workhorse and she has taken on a motherly and overprotecting role towards her uncle. When Kris saves a calf during a complicated birth, her interest in the veterinary field is reawakened. She develops a friendship with the chatty veterinarian Johannes and slowly experiences life outside the farm. As love crosses her path, a possible life-changing question emerges.

Onkel

Instruktør: Frelle Petersen

Kris på 27 er yderst beskyttende over for sin halvinvalide onkel som hun driver et mindre landbrug i Sønderjylland sammen med. De har et nært forhold og stor forståelse for hinanden, selvom de tilbringer det meste af deres finurlige hverdag i tavshed. Da Kris redder en kalv under en fødsel, bliver hendes interesse for dyrlægefaget igen vakt og hun udvikler et venskab med den snakkesalige dyrlæge Johannes og opdager langsomt, at der er et liv uden for gården.


Medvirkende: Jette Søndergaard, Peter Hansen Tygesen, Ole Caspersen, Tue Frisk Petersen

Danmark, 2019
DCP, 106 min.
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